Exam 1 Study Aid
Descartes arguments for the existence of God are Ontological Arguments: they
are deductive and a priori proofs for the existence of God. They aim to be the
sort of argument such that if the premises are true, then the conclusion must be
t
Lecture 4 Notes
One example of a kind of inductive argument that we will be seeing throughout
the course is called an Argument by Analogy. An argument by analogy occurs
whenever one makes a comparison of two or more things and concludes,
because of the si
Lecture 3 Notes
Below, are a couple of valid forms of arguments that we will be seeing
throughout the course.
Modus Tollens
Modus Ponens
Disjunctive Syllogism
& Introd
If P, then Q
P
If P, then Q
Either P or Q
P
Therefore, Q
Not Q
Not P
Q
Therefore, Not P
Final Exam Guide
Format: The exam will consist of two parts: short answer and long answer. There will be 20 short answer
questions of which you pick 15. Answers should be anywhere from one to five sentences. There will be 6-8
long answer questions, of whi
Lecture 2 Notes
Deductive Arguments
A deductive argument is one that attempts to follow a certain logical form such
that if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true. If the logical form is a
good one, the resulting argument will be valid. A vali
Lecture 1 Notes
I. Descartes' Method of Doubt
In his Meditations, Rene Descartes sets out to determine what sorts of things he
knows and how he knows them. In order to determine this, he puts forth the
following two methods of doubt:
(i) He need not exami
Homework 2
1. A-Properties: the properties of being past, being present, and being future
B-relations: the relations of being earlier than, being later than, being
simultaneous with
A-Theorists: claim that
(i)
A-properties are fundamental, and the B-relat
Homework 1
(1) The relationship between external objects and ideas is incomprehensible. What sort of
relationship would make sense in any case? How could we make sense of the relationship
between external objects and our ideas? You might think that our id
Exam 3 Study Aid
(I) One of the allures of the Ontological Argument is primarily due to the fact
that it claims to be a priori. That is, it attempts to prove God's existence by
reason alone, independent of experience. Roughly, the thought behind the
argum
Midterm Exam 1 Study Aid
Possible Worlds
Think of all the ways in which the world could have been different from the
way that it actually is: There could have one more tree in the quad than there
actually is; there could have been a Taco Bell on Franklin
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