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12 Cards in this Set
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Who wrote the Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy?
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Sir Isaac Newton
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What are Normative Questions?
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Questions that we ask (or should ask) ourselves and really give though in them.
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What are the Common misconceptions about philosophy?
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Is that people often think it's questions cannot be answered.
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What is the difference between Philosophy and mere opinions?
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Philosophy at the very least involves opinions supported by good reasoning. Mere opinions do not support the answers.
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What are the tools of philosophy?
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First you must look at the ARGUMENT someone is trying to make. They will have 2 PREMISES and the CONCLUSION. LOGIC and FALLACIES are also tools.
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What 6 frequently encountered fallacies do the authors identify and discuss?
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Argument ad Hominem, Appeals to Emotion, StrawMan, Red Herring, Begging the question, and Black and White
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Who wrote the Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy?
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Sir Isaac Newton
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What are Normative Questions?
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Questions that we ask (or should ask) ourselves and really give though in them.
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What are the Common misconceptions about philosophy?
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Is that people often think it's questions cannot be answered.
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What is the difference between Philosophy and mere opinions?
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Philosophy at the very least involves opinions supported by good reasoning. Mere opinions do not support the answers.
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What are the tools of philosophy?
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First you must look at the ARGUMENT someone is trying to make. They will have 2 PREMISES and the CONCLUSION. LOGIC and FALLACIES are also tools.
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What 6 frequently encountered fallacies do the authors identify and discuss?
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Argument ad Hominem, Appeals to Emotion, StrawMan, Red Herring, Begging the question, and Black and White
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