Logic

Plato’s Republic presents a complex case of what it means to be just and what justice is. Throughout the ten books Socrates, brought to life by Plato, meets various people and challenges their opinions on justice and the very ideals they held close to them. Socrates brings up many points in his lengthily debates with the characters he encounters. Plato uses the voice of his teacher to bring to light various angles for approaching the idea of justice and all it brings with it, in this life and…

In On Sense and Reference, Gottlob Frege analyzes the concept of identity statements. He aims to figure out what kind of relation equality is and solve an apparent puzzle that results from identity statements. Frege defines and uses the notions of sense and reference to explain the differences two types of identity claims, “a=a” and “a=b.” In this paper I will explain Frege’s puzzle and its application to identity statements and propositional attitude ascriptions. I will then give Frege’s…

Chapter 4 of The Storytelling Animal is rather simple to digest. It follows the formula set forth by previous chapter, so the argument follows the same structure. It begins with a narrative to hook the reader, argues both sides of various topics around the subject, and concludes that the subject is a form a storytelling that helps us practice or prepare for real life problems. In chapter 4, the subject in hand is dreams. Interestingly, in this chapter, the primary argument is split into two…

Most college students can agree that they have one common goal; their goal is to graduate college with their desired degree. Reaching commencement is an honorable achievement. In most ceremonies, honorable people are chosen to give a motivational speech to the aspiring students. Bowie State University’s Commencement speech was given by the United States’ first lady, Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama has a very strong educational past and has earned numerous degrees of her own which makes her a…

Which of the tips on the handout for writing reader-based prose seem the most useful? Why? As I examined Fowler’s (1993), article, I was struck by a common theme that wove through three of the tips, making them the moist useful to me as a writer. Fowler (1983) suggests that one should, “anticipate, your audience’s response”, “organize for the creative reader”, and “use cues to guide your reader” (Fowler, 1983, pp.1-2). The first tip, “analyze your audience”, appears to be the natural starting…

The Lost Art of Rhetoric: Ethos, Logos and Pathos Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach us About the Art of Persuasion by Jay Heinrichs is an excellent, remarkable analysis on how to adequately argue. This book not only discusses argument, it literally studies it. Heinrichs is a master of rhetoric, having twenty-five years of experience in journalism and executive publishing, furthermore teaching multiple companies and universities on the art of persuasion,…

other and nothing else” – consequently making concrete possible worlds exist. However, one possible world cannot interact or affect another possible world, making them ‘spatiotemporally closed off’. This description is an essential factor for modal logic, as it conveys that they are complete existing worlds, rather than being ‘quasi-worlds’. Conversely, this leads to a major problem for the identity of a person, specifically that one cannot be a transworld individual. My…

In this paper I intend to support the claim that reason is the best guide in determining right from wrong. I intend to demonstrate that reason is important as it helps us defend our beliefs and judgements of right from wrong. Having reasons guide us will help answer our moral questions about right and wrong. With logical reasoning, we are able to use our hard thinking to lead us to making our choice of right from wrong. As individuals we make judgements about different action if whether…

clear, the compatibilist theory just cannot withstand harsh scrutiny and collapses once one simplys defines the terms that make up the basis of his argument. Compatibilism, however as intriguing of a philosophy as it is, is incompatible with basic logic, and cannot seem to reach the necessary standpoints of truth needed to be a renowned…

With the abundance of information available to the public, deciphering between the legitimate and false material is critical to developing a truthful perspective. This means that every source requires investigation- even for knowledgeable professionals. This is the case in every field; however, in regard to healthcare, not only is it essential for quality improvement to ask the correct questions and conduct the right studies, but it is imperative to appropriately interpret and analyze…