1/16/13 Homework: For next week read the first meditation Philosophical Questions Open questions open for

for interpretation Standard definition Cant be answered by facts The difference between science questions and philosophical questions = science= fact based.

Arguments Debate Presentation Logic &reasoning Position / thesis that you want to defend

1/18/13 Deduction Arguments Argument such that the conclusion is purported to follow necessarily from the premise Follow necessarily if the premise are assumed to be that it is impossible for the conclusion to be false Valid: When the conclusion actually follows necessarily form the premise

Examples: 1. Humans would die if they are dehydrated 1/23/13 Epistemology Philosophy & Knowledge 1. Obama is the President of USA 2. The temperature will be below teens tomorrow in Burlington VT Does knowledge require absolute certainty? Is knowledge absolutely relative to the individual Has not happened, cant be sure Educated guess , a prediction based on the probability of the occurrence Probability is relative to truth Knowledge requires evidence and reasoning