1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. BASIC CONCEPTS OF LOGIC What Is Logic? ................................................................................................... 2 Inferences And Arguments ................................................................................ 2 Deductive Logic Versus Inductive Logic .......................................................... 5 Statements Versus Propositions......................................................................... 6 Form
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Epistemology is the study of knowledge‚ “without knowledge‚ scientific enquiry is meaningless and we can’t analyze the world around us.”(Martin.10). Philosopher W.V. Quine believed in using naturalized epistemology in place of regular epistemology. Regular epistemology is the validation of a belief whereas naturalized epistemology also wants validation of knowledge‚ but chooses to focus more on gathering data from the science involved. Quine believes that in order to distinguish the connection between
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LOGIC (2S 1415) FINAL PROJECT Rodelas‚ Allyssa Jane D. #29 Song Fallacy Explanation Mahal ko o mahal ako by KZ Tandingan “nalilito litong litong lito sino ang iibigin ko ikaw ba na pangarap ko o siya bang kumakatok sa puso ko oh anong paiiralin ko isip ba o ang puso ko nalilitong litong litong lito sinong pipiliin ko mahal ko o mahal ako” False Dilemma (False Dichotomy) When the arguer sets up the situation so it looks like there are only two choices. In this song‚ the singer
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Philosophy PHL/215 November 03‚ 2014 Philosophy Philosophy is “the study of ideas about knowledge‚ truth‚ the nature and meaning of life‚ etc…; a particular set of ideas about knowledge‚ truth‚ and meaning of life; and a set of ideas about how to do something or how to live” (Philosophy‚ 2014‚ para. 1). Philosophy plays a huge role in all of our lives. Studding of philosophy influences our lives in many ways and has many purposes. Philosophy has five major branches metaphysis‚ epistemology‚ ethics
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LOGICAL POSITIVISM AND THE ABSURDITY OF METAPHYSICS PRESENTED BY: AKOMOLAFE OLUWATOBA M. MATRIC NO: 187189 COURSE CODE: PHI 702 COURSE TITLE: HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY LECTURER IN CHARGE: Dr. Afolayan LOGICAL POSITIVISM AND THE ABSURDITY OF METAPHYSICS NATURE OF METAPHYSICS In everyday discourse‚ “Metaphysics” is at times given a derogative connotation. A view is termed metaphysical
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What is Philosophy? There are a number of definitions of philosophy given by many thinkers and they vary according to their interests and orientations. Generally‚ philosophy is regarded as perhaps the most obstruse and abstract of all subjects that seems apart from ordinary life. Although quiet a number of people may think of it as a being remote from every normal interest‚ it may be inferred that all of us have some philosophical views‚ whether we are aware of it or not. Most often‚ the term appears
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Epistemology can be difficult to understand and maybe even harder to say. The short answer is that epistemology is the theory of knowledge. Perhaps that is too short of an answer‚ allow me expand. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that deals with questions concerning the nature‚ scope‚ and sources of knowledge. Even these concepts can be foreign to the common public. The nature of knowledge is basically the qualities that constitute knowledge. One would find this answer by asking "What is
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The main credited "father of logic" is widely considered to be the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. Interested in every area of human knowledge about the world‚ Aristotle aimed to unify all of them in a coherent system of thought by developing a common methodology that would serve equally well as the procedure for learning about any discipline.(Hurley 5) For Aristotle‚ then‚ logic is the instrument (the "organon") by means of which we come to know anything. He proposed as formal rules for correct
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Logic Logic (from the Greek λογική‚ logike)[1] has two meanings: first‚ it describes the use of valid reasoning in some activity; second‚ it names the normative study of reasoning or a branch thereof.[2][3] In the latter sense‚ it features most prominently in the subjects of philosophy‚ mathematics‚ and computer science. Logic was studied in several ancient civilizations‚ including India‚[4] China‚[5] Persia and Greece. In the West‚ logic was established as a formal discipline by Aristotle‚ who
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Plato & Metaphysics Metaphysics; a combination of the Greek word‚ meta‚ which translates to “after‚” “beyond‚” “along with‚” “among‚” and “behind‚” and the Latin term‚ physica‚ that simply means the science of matter and physical properties. Philosophers refer to this term to theorize about the different elements of the world in which we live and the world that truly exists. One of the most prominent philosophers is Plato‚ who set the foundation for many modern philosophers on their perspective
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