Fall 2008 Philosophy of Human Nature Supplemental Lecture Notes

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