LESSON 4 Flashcards
It refers to acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.
BELIEF
_____ is the statement about the object of belief.
Proposition
The object of _____ is the representation of the fact found in the world or truth conditions about the world
belief
is a statement about the way the world actually is.
TRUE
why truth matters?
Need to distinguish right from wrong, true from false
The idea of fundamental right or human right is undermined by they presupposes some idea of truth
____ is important for the integrity of democratic process
Truth
METHODS OF PHILISOPHY
ANALYSIS
DISTINCTION
SYNTHESIS
it means to break up something into parts, pieces, reasons, or steps to look at how these pieces are related to each other
analysis
a difference or contrast between similar things or ideas
distinction
when you make a ______, you say that two things are different
distinction
It means to combine a number of different pieces into whole
synthesis
______ is about concisely summarizing and linking different sources in order to review the literature on a topic, make recommendations, and connect your practice to the research.
Synthesis
John Corvino’s Three Distinction of opinion and truth
1.Belief and Reality Distinction
2. Subjective and Objective Distinction
3. Descriptive and Normative Distinction
Reality is unarguably seen and felt by the human senses. Whereas, belief is a by-product or a manifestation of any reality.
1.Belief and Reality Distinction
_____ is unarguably seen and felt by the human senses. Whereas, _____ is a by-product or a manifestation of any reality.
Reality - belief
Perspective is what makes fact as possibly an opinion or opinion as potentially a fact.
- Subjective and Objective Distinction
_____ is what makes fact as possibly an opinion or opinion as potentially a fact.
Perspective
This can vary according to one’s experience and position making judgment as either subjective or objective.
- Subjective and Objective Distinction
What makes your viewpoint _____ is when you rely so much on your perception as dictated by your mind.
subjective
And when something appears to you _____ that means there are reasons outside of the mind that make the thing true.
objectively
How any experience is labelled depends on their representations from the world.
descriptive and normative distinction
There is such a thing we call ____ statements which simply narrates what happens, while there are the
descriptive
There is such a thing we call Descriptive statements which simply _____ what happens, while there are the
narrates
_____ statements which evaluate the events according to the perspective of people, a certain culture and law.
Normative
Normative statements which evaluate the events according to the_______, a certain culture and law.
perspective of people
An _____ is a statement that cannot be proved or checked
opinion
It tells what someone thinks, feels, or believes
opinion
It tells what someone thinks, feels, or believes
opinion
_____ are statements that can be checked or proved
Facts
_____ often contain numbers, dates, or ages
Facts
____ might include specific information about a person, place or thing
Facts
