PPT-The Dreaming Argument

All that I have up to this moment accepted as possessed of the highest truth and certainty I received either from or through the senses I observed however that these sometimes misled us and it is the part of prudence not to place absolute confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived. ent And Why We Might Be Page 1 of 9 Descartes’ Dreaming Argument Richmond Journal of Philosophy 8 (Winter 2004) James Hill It is because the narrator is a kind of philosophical everyman, tha Hook . Claim. Concessions . Refutations. Support. Summary/Call to action. HOOK & CLAIM. Hook . = opening that grabs the reader’s attention and establishes a connection between the reader and writer. Understanding the Differences. Pre-Writing. Writing . Prompt. . The use of technology, especially among teenagers, has increased substantially and mobile access to the internet is pervasive. Do you think that people are too reliant on technology? Why or why not? . Kevin Rogers. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860). German Philosopher. View of OA:. Sleight of hand trick. Charming joke. Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970). “It is much easier to be persuaded that ontological arguments are no good than it is to say exactly what is wrong with them”. LO1: To . revise. the key definitions of Hobson & . McCarley’s. (1977) activation-synthesis theory.. LO2: To . evaluate . their theory, examining strengths and weaknesses.. Starter – Activation-synthesis cryptogram. I . can identify the side of an argument an author presents in a text.. I can determine the credibility of the author and his/her purpose (who wrote it, when it was written, and why it was written). I can identify claims that are supported by fact(s) and those that are opinion(s). O. ur Lives!. By Amber Pyeatt. What is Lucid Dreaming?. Lucid dreaming, (aka) Lucidity, is defined as consciousness during sleep, in which the dreamer realizes he or she is dreaming.. Sleepers are somehow no longer in a total unconscious state but can still continue to dream.. AS. Background to the Argument. A classical theistic proof for the existence of God. Supports the concept of the God of classical theism (. omni. -words). Accepts that the cosmos is contingent upon a prior being to bring it into existence. Work from 1/8/2013. Read and annotate the following prompt, then brainstorm how you would create your argument for this essay. .. PROMPT. : In his 1985 essay "Being a Man," Paul Theroux argues that "The whole idea of manhood in America is pitiful...Even the expression "Be a man!" ...[is] insulting and abusive. It means: Be stupid, be unfeeling, obedient, soldierly and stop thinking...It is a hideous and crippling lie; it not only insists on difference and connives at superiority, it is also by its very nature destructive--emotionally damaging and socially harmful." . What is the Cosmological argument?. Cosmological: Referring to the origin and structure of the universe.. The cosmological argument tries to prove that there is a perfect and well ordered universe, and a world in which we live (cosmos), rather than nothingness, because God brought the cosmos into existence. Theists argue that the universe is perfect because it was created by God and is not the result of random chance (the big bang theory).. If that’s so, what is the argument here?. Every argument starts with a question.. So – what questions does this text inspire? . SOAPS is one way to start thinking about how to argue.. S = What is the subject?. Causal arguments are inductive arguments in which the conclusion is a claim that one thing causes another.. For example:. Clogged arteries cause heart attacks. A rough surface produces friction. Exercise during heat causes sweating. Aborigine - . this is a . noun. , . e.g. : . he is an . Aborigine. Aboriginal -. this is an . adjective. , . e.g. : he is an Aboriginal man. .. From the Latin . “. ab. . origine. ” . meaning “from the beginning”. Why Argue?. Argument is not in itself an end or a purpose of communication. It is rather a means of discourse, a way of developing what we have to say. We can identify four primary aims or purposes that argument helps us accomplish:.