Descartes
What are the three arguments we have looked at from Descartes.
Dream, painter, and deceiving God.
What are the two things Descartes attempts to say we can know exist still?
Shapes and Colors
What is fallible?
knowledge without certainty, but with reason.
What is Infalliabilism
Knowledge with certainty
Where and When do we meet?
Boyd 307 4-5pm
What three things does God possess?
All good, All-knowing, and all-powerful.
What argument is Descartes attempting to argue against with the Painter Analogy?
Dream argument.
Define Conclusion and Premise
The premise is the reason offered in support of a claim.
Conclusion - the claim being defended.
What does JTB stand for?
Justified True Belief
Who should come to my office hours if anyone?
Students, these hours are dedicated to the students to get 1 on 1 feedback and studying in.
Define the Cogito
I think therefore I am.
What animals does Descartes use to make this analogy?
sirens and satyr
What is an argument
A controversial claim being defended with reason.
What is epistemology?
The study of knowledge
Where are office hours located?
UCC above chick fil a
Why does Descartes believe God would not deceive us?
because an all-good being would not deceive.
What does Descartes think we could create another one off in our mind?
color or shape
An argument is good if its premises are __ and they support the __?
true, conclusion.
Factual questions deal with real life information ie. what color is the sky
Formal questions deal with systems and methods ie. What are the steps in chess
What materials are you strongly encouraged to bring to sessions?
notes, study guides and more!
Explain the dream argument to the best of your ability.
(try to put it into standard form in order to explain it)
So we cannot trust reality.
Our senses give us all the information we have about reality.
Therefore, if I don't know if I am dreaming right now, I cannot trust my senses and reality.
Explain to the best of your ability the goal of the painter's argument.
To save knowledge from the dream argument, where Descartes proved the senses to be untrustworthy, here Descartes is attempting to provide some certainty back to the senses.
What two clarifying ideas do we keep in mind when making a good argument?
Relevancy and Grounding.
Define narrow and wide reasoning. Which one do we use in philosophy?
Narrow reasoning applies to a small group of people.
Wide reasoning tries to apply to everyone.
We use wide in philosophy so our conversations can apply to everyone in the class.
What is the best way to communicate with your Si and how will they communicate with you