METHODS OF PHILOSOPHIZING 2 Flashcards
4 Methods, Types of Logical Reasoning
Free individual choice; creating meaning in life; everything has an “essence”
Existentialism
Existence precedes ___
Essence
Exist and act in certain way, then we give meaning to our lives
Being and Nothingness by Jean Paul Sartre
Creative individual who doesn’t follow/obey the laws
Ubermensch
Study of experience
Phenomenology
Scientific single truth; search through scientific proccess; Philosophy + Science
Analytic Philosophy
Reasoning and formulating arguments
Logic
Top-down; general to specific
Deductive Reasoning
Bottom-up; specific to general
Inductive Reasoning
A failure in reasoning; invalid argument
Logical Fallacies
Personal attack against the man
Ad Hominem
Redirect away from the topic
Red Herring
Distortion, assume, exaggerate
Straw Man
CIte an authority figure
Appeal to Authority
“everyone else is doing it” or “everyone else thinks this”
Bandwagon