Ass 01

Bring comments and questions about "How to do Philosophy" to this discussion board. An original post is due on Wed. and two replies are due on Friday. Posts should be 200 to 300 words,

1. How does dialectic differ from debate?

2. What is it for a claim to be true? How does this issue differ from that of determining whether a claim is true?

3. Explain our everyday concept of truth in terms of correspondence.

4. What is an argument? How do we evaluate arguments?

5. What does it mean for the premises of an argument to support its conclusion, and what are the two standards of support?

6. Explain the surprise principle and illustrate its use in evaluating an inference to the best explanation.