Philosophy Notes

Philosophy of Knowledge Elements of knowledge Chapters 3 & 4 * Deductive reasoning * Syllogesim * Arostotle * theory * Humans are mammals * Mammals are warm blooded * So one can infer…. humans are warm blooded * If you take syllogeism into context you get modern computer * Mechanics * Deductive = absolute truth * Absolutely inflexible route * Certainty does NOT = probability * Valid deductive argument * Strict! * W
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Impossible to get a false * Picture is easier to see * Linard Euler * Theory * Human = smallest * Mammal = middle * Warm blooded = biggest * Why does validity have the power it does? * Cannot switch the picture or it won’t work * EX) nesting doll = only fits together one way * Form VS content * Win the lottery = pick up and leave * If you buy a house and got to take a shower, turn on the knob that says H on it, and only cold water comes out one can infer… * Formal problem = switched knobs or pipes * Content problem = no hot water heater * Logic moving into computers * Aspects of the system are flawed * Word, Excel, etc. are nothing but big, long, complicated deductive arguments * Computers use a system of 1’s and 0’s * Which can easily be switched and changed by worms and viruses * Example Story: * Police came and knocked on door early in the morning on Arthur