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philosophy
introduction
- metaphysics
- exploring fundamental questions; reality, existence and being (do i have a soul? is there a god?)
- epistemology
- theory of knowledge; reasoning and rationality (is the world really what i think it is?)
- Aristotle: rationality is the distinguishing characteristic which sets us apart from the beasts.
- Plato: tripartite soul: our psyche is divided into three parts: rational/logical: seeking truth and is swayed my arguments and facts spirited/ emotional: how feelings fuel your emotions appetitive/ physical desires: hunger, defense etc
- how to argue (lol)
- deductive argument: premises that lead to a conclusion
- true premises, false conclusion
- premise 1: Cats are mammals premise 2: i am a mammal conclusion: I am a cat
- all cats are mammals however not all mammals are cats. cats are just a subset of mammals and so are humans. those two elements do not intersect
- premise 1: Cats are mammals premise 2: i am a mammal conclusion: I am a cat
- true premises, true conclusion (valid)
- premise 1: All humans are mortal premise 2: I am human conclusion: I am mortal
- false premises, false conculsion
- premise 1: all humans have wings premise 2: i am human conclusion: i have wings
- false premises, true conclusion
- premise 1: president of USA must be above 35 years old premise 2: my dad is the president of the USA. conclusion: my dad is above 35 years old
- true premises, true conclusion (invalid)
- trashed idea. however i would like to keep this: atoms are the smallest unit of matter with the note attached to it for future references
- wait a second. atoms arent the smallest unit of matter though, since they consist of electrons which are even smaller... hmmmm
- premise 1: grass is green premise 2: cows eat grass conclusion: cows produce milk
- premises does not lead to the conclusion; premises and conclusion all just happen to be true
- trashed idea. however i would like to keep this: atoms are the smallest unit of matter with the note attached to it for future references
- true premises, false conclusion
- induction method
- abduction method
- deductive argument: premises that lead to a conclusion
- theory of knowledge; reasoning and rationality (is the world really what i think it is?)
- value theory
- ethics
- study of human behaviour (deciding what's good or evil)
- aesthetics
- study of beauty and arts (does beauty exist? what is beautiful?)
- ethics
- metaphysics
hot topics in philosophy
- God
- death
- identity
- language
- imaginary things
- free will
- fate
- existentialism
- love
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- not studying philosophy, just a slightly deranged and stressed out individual who's interested in philosophy, watching interesting youtube videos on this topic and taking down notes in her imaginary classroom.
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