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... example of modus ponens : 1. If Mary is a mother , she must be a woman . 2. Mary is a mother . 3 . Mary is a woman . Here is an example of modus tollens : 1. If Leslie is a mother , she is a woman . 2. Leslie is not a woman ( but a man ) ...
... example of modus ponens : 1. If Mary is a mother , she must be a woman . 2. Mary is a mother . 3 . Mary is a woman . Here is an example of modus tollens : 1. If Leslie is a mother , she is a woman . 2. Leslie is not a woman ( but a man ) ...
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... example : Some scientists ask me to reach some universal generalization about the color of a certain kind of animal which I had never seen until they showed me a large sample of that kind of animal . While the sample is large , I do not ...
... example : Some scientists ask me to reach some universal generalization about the color of a certain kind of animal which I had never seen until they showed me a large sample of that kind of animal . While the sample is large , I do not ...
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... examples . Under the right con- ditions , for example , it is clearly rational to be- lieve that you see a human person before you : a being who has thoughts and feelings , who knows and believes things , who makes decisions and acts ...
... examples . Under the right con- ditions , for example , it is clearly rational to be- lieve that you see a human person before you : a being who has thoughts and feelings , who knows and believes things , who makes decisions and acts ...
Contents
What Is Philosophy? | 1 |
A Little Bit of Logic | 23 |
Philosophy of Religion 3355 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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