philosophy

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• Aristotle: rationality is the distinguishing characteristic which sets us apart from the beasts.
• Plato: tripartite soul: our psyche is divided into three parts:  rational/logical: seeking truth and is swayed my arguments and facts spirited/ emotional: how feelings fuel your emotions appetitive/ physical desires: hunger, defense etc

1. how to argue (lol)
   1. deductive argument: premises that lead to a conclusion
      1. true premises, false conclusion
         1. premise 1: Cats are mammals premise 2: i am a mammal conclusion: I am a cat
            1. all cats are mammals however not all mammals are cats. cats are just a subset of mammals and so are humans. those two elements do not intersect
      2. true premises, true conclusion (valid)
         1. premise 1: All humans are mortal premise 2: I am human conclusion: I am mortal
      3. false premises, false conculsion
         1. premise 1: all humans have wings premise 2: i am human conclusion: i have wings
      4. false premises, true conclusion
         1. premise 1: president of USA must be above 35 years old premise 2: my dad is the president of the USA. conclusion: my dad is above 35 years old
      5. true premises, true conclusion (invalid)
         1. trashed idea. however i would like to keep this: atoms are the smallest unit of matter with the note attached to it for future references

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            • wait a second. atoms arent the smallest unit of matter though, since they consist of electrons which are even smaller...  hmmmm
         2. premise 1: grass is green premise 2: cows eat grass conclusion: cows produce milk
            1. premises does not lead to the conclusion; premises and conclusion all just happen to be true
   2. induction method
   3. abduction method

1. study of human behaviour (deciding what's good or evil)

1. study of beauty and arts (does beauty exist? what is beautiful?)