Fall 2008 Philosophy of Human Nature Supplemental Lecture Notes

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Basic Concept List for Introductory Reading on the Nature of Philosophy

Philosophy and its branches: Logic, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics, Aesthetics

Logical Consistency

Logical Possibility

Definitions

Counterexamples

(Recall my list from first day of class, which overlaps with this one)

Argument Theory:

  • standard form
  • deductive vs. inductive
  • Validity and soundness
  • Probability