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Antecedent and Consequent Argument
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Monday, February 14, 2011
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Arguing is an artform. It's not about having a knock down all out fight - but a rational thought-out means of collecting thoughts and presenting them. A discussion where two people have two distinct points of view which they present in hopes of swaying opinion their way - be it a single person or an entire community.
An argument can take on many forms. In this article, the format of the argument is going to be that of an antecendent followed by a consequent. That's pretty straight forward, but what makes this form of argument special is affirming or denying the different parts of the argument.
One may think an argument defined in this manner would be an honorable debate of wits. In most cases it is, but in a world where it's more important to win an argument by gaining support of the listeners, fallicy seems to play a bigger role than honesty. This means arguments need to be analyzed - for not all of them are as they seem.
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Bertrand Russell
(1872 – 1970)
Bertrand Arthur William Russell was a British philosopher, logician, essayist and social critic best known for his work in mathematical logic and
analytic philosophy. His most influential contributions include his defense of logicism (the view that mathematics is in some important sense reducible to logic) and his refining of the predicate calculus introduced by Gottlob Frege (which still forms the basis of
most contemporary logic) and his defense of neutral monism.
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Look Over Here
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Monday, February 14, 2011
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Relativism is the concept that all views on all matters are all treated equally and given the same level of serious thought and consideration. Relativism decrees that all people hold different perspectives on different things and no one can say one view or thought is better than another. So this means that in the relative world nothing is objective, but is totally subjective.
My opinion is that we are all relative, but I don't necessarily buy into relativism. The point of this thesis, however, is to point out the "self serving" relativists use any means necessary to support their points of view or win arguments then cloak it all within the concept of relativism. Believe me, it's a disgrace.
The way relativism works is you look at an independant variable, like the concept of marriage as an example. Then you develop a framework around the subject. Basically your framework is built using your views and feelings to examine what you feel marriage is or should be. This framework now defines the dependant variable or your perspective/argument on the subject.
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Paradoxes, Misunderstandings and Contradictions Oh My!
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
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There is a lot of speculation over where the concept of the nine Norse worlds come from. Many people believe their cosmology was based on the number 3 since there were 3 upper worlds, 3 middle worlds and 3 lower worlds.
Even though there are some interesting mathmatical facts about the number nine (being a perfect number) and the fact that there were nine worlds and 3 + 3 + 3 equals nine, this is not the case. The reasoning behind the Norse Worlds concept is much simpler yet much more riveting . . . . they looked up.
The Nine worlds in Norse Mythology are Nifleheim, Muspelheim, Asgard, Midgard, Alfheim, Svartalfheim, Jotunheim, Vanaheim. The ninth world is a toss up between the home of the Dwarfs Nidavellir, the Underworld and Helheim.
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