Philosophy Bites: Jennifer Saul on Implicit Bias

Jennifer Saul on Implicit Bias

Blog 4: Moral Agents

What might be some other categories of Ethical reasoning? Consider two ethical characters throughout history or fictional culture, one that operates under a category we discussed, and one that operates under a new category that you either invent or research.


 Identify and explain both.

4. Ethical Reasoning

AMA on Reddit Today: Holocaust Survivor

Very relavant to our discussion this week in Ethics. Check it out:

IAmA survivor of medical experiments performed on twin children at Auschwitz who forgave the Nazis. AMA!

Week 3: Argument and Fallacy

03. intro to argument, informal fallacies from Justin Morris

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Blog 3: How Generalizations/Bias Underlie Argumentation

Take a Harvard Implicit Test!

Many of the arguments and disagreements when encounter regarding the nature of reality are a result of unstated assumptions and generalization about the world and people.  Being sensitive to these generalizations in argumentation takes time and practice.

Choose one or several Project Implicit tests.  The designations for the tests are perhaps overstated, but you may surprise yourself.  Complete at least one test and describe your results, including any surprises about yourself and the results.

2. Logic and Epistemology, Chs. 7-8 p. 94-132

2. logic and epistemology, chs. 7 8, p. 94-132 from Justin Morris

Blog 2: Logical Fallacies (Formal or Informal)

Here are the directions for Blog 2:

1. Create a logical proposition with a formal or informal fallacy.  Make it as silly as you want (refer to internet resources for inspiration)
2. Respond to another student’s proposition with the correct identification.  Offer a correction.
3. Add a meme with the logical fallacy identified in your response for Extra Credit!

Week 2-3: Logic and Epistomology

This week we looked at formal logical fallacies, and suggested the interaction between language and mathematics as the basis for epistemology. You are currently reading Chapters 7 and 8 on Reason and and the various Areas of Knowledge described in the TOK learner profile. Here is a basic summary of the points from this week:

1. Week 1's discussion of the Ways of Knowing introduction, as well as the "Knower" as comprised of memories (and the limitations therein). I introduced the "Knowledge Prism"

 2. Rational v. Empirical, and Plato's "Justified True Belief" model of knowledge. This will be our working definition, and will be clarified and expanded throughout the course.

 3. Formal Logic is comprised of prepositions that necessitate a particular conclusion. This is developed with a syntax that follows certain prepositional rules called the "Laws of Logic".

4. When those Logical rules are not followed, or the prepositions in a logical syllogism are incorrectly distributed, a fallacy is created.

5. There is a difference between informal and formal fallacies. Informal fallacies have more to do with topical argument and language than with structure and math.




 This week's Assignment:

TOK Chs. 7-8, p. 94-132

Team 1: 94-100
Team 2: 101-106
Team 3: 107-113
Team 4: 114-120
Team 5: 121-127
Team 6: 128-132


 Philosopher Portrait: Rene Descarte
 Blog 2: Identifying Formal and Informal Fallacies