Learning from Arguments - UC Santa Barbara

Learning from Arguments An Introduction to philosophy Daniel Z. Korman Winter 2022 Edition 2 Table of Contents Preface for Students Preface for Instructors Introduction 1. Can God Allow Suffering? 2. Why You Should Bet on God 3. No Freedom 4. You Know Nothing 5. What Makes You You 6. Don t Fear the Reaper 7. Taxation is Immoral 8. Abortion is Immoral 9. Eating Animals is Immoral 10. What Makes Things Right Appendix A: Logic Appendix B: Writing Appendix C: Theses and Arguments 3 Preface for Students I m going to argue that you have no free will. I m going to argue for some other surprising things too, for instance that death isn t bad for you, taxation is immoral, and you can t know anything whatsoever about the world around you. I m also going to argue for some things you re probably not going to like: that abortion is immoral, you shouldn t eat meat, and God doesn t exist.

Philosophy. It presents accessible versions of key philosophical arguments, in a form that students can emulate in their own writing, and with the primary aim of cultivating an understanding of the dynamics of philosophical argumentation. The book contains ten core chapters, covering: 1. The problem of evil 2. Pascal’s wager 3.

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