Philosophy 101 Exam 1
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1. argument set of premises intended to support for another statement
2. deductively valid argu- if premises were true, the conclusion would have to be true
ment
3. P1: If A than B Conclusion: B
P2: A
4. P1: All A's are B's Conclustion: All C's are B's
P2: All C's are A's
5. What 2 conditions 1) sound
make a deductively 2) non-circular
valid argument good?
6. circular argument when the argument's conclusion appears as a premise
7. sound argument when the argument's premises are true
8. What are the 2 types of Inductive and Abductive
not deductively valid
arguments?
9. inductive argument involve making description of some sample and extending description to
items outside the sample
ex. 60% of county voters called are Democrats
60% of county voters are Democrats
10. abductive argument inference to best explanation
ex. Sherlock Holmes'
11. natural philosophy tried to give the "naturalistic"/scientific explanation of the real world
12. Thales; Anaxagoras
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examples of natural
philosophers
13. sophists itinerant teachers of 'virtue'; held relativistic views; there are no absolutes
14. examples of sophists Protagoras; Thrasymachus; Gorgias
15. What do Plato and horrified by idea that truth is relative to the person; thinks they talk pretty
Socrates think of Gor- but don't know what they're saying
gias
16. elenchus cross-examining someone else; gets interlocutor to offer some possible
answer to a question; asks the person various questions, and gets them to
refute themselves
17. Key philosophical is- "Cant virtue be taught?" -> "What is virtue?" -> Deals with quest about
sues in the Meno knowledge
18. Meno's different defin- 1. virtue of a man is different than a virtue of a woman and a virtue of a
itions of virtue child
2. to be able to rule over people
3. justice is virtue
4. to desire good things and having capacity to secure them
19. Problem with virtue of definition of virtue should capture some form that all cases share
man/woman/child
20. Problem with virtue is tyrannical; too broad and inclusive; does not cover virtuous slaves
to rule over people
21. Problem with justice is circular definition; only part of term you're defining; not sure what justice
virtue is exactly
22.
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1. argument set of premises intended to support for another statement
2. deductively valid argu- if premises were true, the conclusion would have to be true
ment
3. P1: If A than B Conclusion: B
P2: A
4. P1: All A's are B's Conclustion: All C's are B's
P2: All C's are A's
5. What 2 conditions 1) sound
make a deductively 2) non-circular
valid argument good?
6. circular argument when the argument's conclusion appears as a premise
7. sound argument when the argument's premises are true
8. What are the 2 types of Inductive and Abductive
not deductively valid
arguments?
9. inductive argument involve making description of some sample and extending description to
items outside the sample
ex. 60% of county voters called are Democrats
60% of county voters are Democrats
10. abductive argument inference to best explanation
ex. Sherlock Holmes'
11. natural philosophy tried to give the "naturalistic"/scientific explanation of the real world
12. Thales; Anaxagoras
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, Philosophy 101 Exam 1
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examples of natural
philosophers
13. sophists itinerant teachers of 'virtue'; held relativistic views; there are no absolutes
14. examples of sophists Protagoras; Thrasymachus; Gorgias
15. What do Plato and horrified by idea that truth is relative to the person; thinks they talk pretty
Socrates think of Gor- but don't know what they're saying
gias
16. elenchus cross-examining someone else; gets interlocutor to offer some possible
answer to a question; asks the person various questions, and gets them to
refute themselves
17. Key philosophical is- "Cant virtue be taught?" -> "What is virtue?" -> Deals with quest about
sues in the Meno knowledge
18. Meno's different defin- 1. virtue of a man is different than a virtue of a woman and a virtue of a
itions of virtue child
2. to be able to rule over people
3. justice is virtue
4. to desire good things and having capacity to secure them
19. Problem with virtue of definition of virtue should capture some form that all cases share
man/woman/child
20. Problem with virtue is tyrannical; too broad and inclusive; does not cover virtuous slaves
to rule over people
21. Problem with justice is circular definition; only part of term you're defining; not sure what justice
virtue is exactly
22.
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