After a Twitter exchange with someone who was particularly challenged with regard to logic, I promised to post some basic lessons in logic (I’ve been teaching the subject for many years). Part I began with a basic discussion of the nature of argumentation, which is one of the primary ways in which reasoning operates: it … Continue reading Logic Part II: Evaluating Arguments
Philosophy, Film, and Fiction
This blog is dedicated to philosophy, film (with some TV thrown in there), and fiction. In this first post, I’ll talk a bit about the three and give you preview of what’s to come. 1. Philosophy. As a depressed teenager I was unhappy when I first went to college (I started out studying engineering because … Continue reading Philosophy, Film, and Fiction
Mark T. Conard 