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    you communicate with. A “proposition” is a formal statement of convincing knowledge. For example… I know that the sum of two and two is four. For many‚ including Plato‚ this seems to be the only acceptable type of knowledge. The final question that Plato and his students asked was… How can I be sure I know something? Knowledge is justified true belief. You must BELIEVE the statement. What is belief? It involved two components… A belief contains a proposition formulated through natural

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    the possible solution to the lottery puzzle: the denial of knowledge of ordinary propositions‚ acceptance of the conclusion‚ and denial of closure under known implications. The fallibilism principle states that “if it is both highly probable and true that p‚ then S knows that p”(cite). In order for p to have a high probability

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    Test I. Identification. Choose the correct answer from the choices provided inside the box. Hypothetical Proposition Broad Disjunctive ~ Conditional Proposition Conjunctive Proposition V Disjunctive Proposition Symbolic Logic . Strict Disjunctive = Ɔ Hypothetical Proposition Broad Disjunctive ~ Conditional Proposition Conjunctive Proposition V Disjunctive Proposition Symbolic Logic . Strict Disjunctive = Ɔ _____________1. This symbol is used to refer

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    Aristotle: On Interpretation vs. Bertrand Russell: “On the Relations of Universals and Particulars” In 384 B.C.‚ Aristotle was born in the city of Stagira‚ Greece‚ and after the passing of his father Nicomachus‚ whom was king of Macedonia’s personal physician‚ at a young age‚ Proxenus of Atarneus became Aristole’s new guardian. Aristotle began school at Plato’s Academy in Athens when he was around 18 years old‚ and he studied there until he was about 37 years old‚ which was shortly after the time

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    theory offers a view of morality based on the principle of good will and duty. According to him‚ people can perform good actions solely by good intentions without any considerations to consequences. In addition‚ one must follow the laws and the categorical imperative in order to act in accordance with and from duty. Several other philosophers such as Hannah Arendt discuss Kant’s moral philosophy. In her case study: “The Accused and Duties of a Law-Abiding Citizen”‚ Arendt examines how Adolf Eichmann’s

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    According to Kant‚ the fundamental principle of morality must be a categorical‚ rather than a hypothetical imperative‚ because an imperative based on reason alone is one that is a necessary truth‚ is a priori‚ and is one that applies to us because we are rational beings capable of fulfilling our moral obligations. Kant explains this essential truth is how "an action as objectively necessary in itself apart from its relation to a further end". This refers to how if the supreme principle of morality

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    F F F F T T F F T F F F F T T F F F F Please write a proposition which would have the table above as its truth table. Answer MUST BE IN SIMPLIFIED FORM QUESTION 5 on next page 5. (20 points = (5 x 4 points) For each of the following arguments‚ indicate what rule (Denying the consequent (DC) ‚ Affirming the antecedent (AA) ‚ or Disjunctive syllogism (DS)) can be used to justify the conclusion. You must show your work as discussed in lecture

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    Immanuel Kant’s Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals challenges traditional moral perspectives with abstract concepts that are explained with great depth. Section three of Kant’s philosophical work introduces the concept of freedom as the key for an explanation of the autonomy of the will. Kant interprets freedom as a means to acting without the restrictions of personal emotions‚ desires‚ and the influence of the external world. In my essay I will prove that Kant’s account of the concept of freedom

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    obligations derive. He defined an imperative as any proposition that declares a certain action (or inaction) to be necessary. There are two types of imperatives introduced by Kant. 1) Hypothetical imperative and 2) Categorical imperative. Hypothetical imperatives apply to someone dependent on them having certain ends for example: if I wish to quench my thirst‚ I must drink something; if I wish to acquire knowledge‚ I must learn. A categorical imperative‚ on the other hand‚ denotes an absolute‚

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    Rose An Alday Categorical Proposition No myth is an event with evidences Jesus Christ’s Resurrection is an event with evidences Therefore‚ Jesus Christ’s Resurrection is not a myth I. Mood and Structure T No myth is an event with evidences P M T Jesus Christ’s Resurrection is an event with evidences S M T Therefore‚ Jesus Christ’s Resurrection is not a myth S P Figure 2: PM Mood: CESARE

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