Timeline for Help to understand the use of arguments
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| Jul 21, 2023 at 18:55 | answer | added | Hudjefa | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 20, 2023 at 11:15 | comment | added | Bumble | If you can prove B from A and also prove B from not-A then there is no problem with using both proofs. It just follows that you can prove B whether or not A holds. Practically speaking, there is persuasive value in presenting both arguments, since some people might believe A and be convinced by the first argument, while others might believe not-A and be convinced by the second argument. | |
| Jul 19, 2023 at 23:55 | comment | added | user66760 | if they are trivially contradictory premises, maybe you could rewrite the two arguments so that those premises don't feature? just an idea. i suppose it may make some intuitive sense that two contradictory arguments supporting the same conclusion are better than one. so try that? | |
| Jul 19, 2023 at 22:29 | history | edited | Arnold | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 19, 2023 at 18:37 | answer | added | E Tam | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 19, 2023 at 18:31 | comment | added | Arnold | I do not see contradictions in these arguments and I believe that they can be used together. But I want to know what to do when contradictions appear in these arguments? | |
| Jul 19, 2023 at 18:30 | comment | added | Arnold | IBE argument: 1. Other people's behavior is similar to mine. 2. My mind is responsible for my behavior. 3. The best explanation for the behavior I observe in other people is that other people have minds. | |
| Jul 19, 2023 at 18:27 | comment | added | Arnold | I use common sense and phenomenal conservatism to justify my belief in the existence of other minds: 1. It seems obvious to us that other people have minds. 2. We have no reason to doubt the existence of other minds. 3. So other people have minds, until we have reason to doubt it. | |
| Jul 19, 2023 at 18:21 | comment | added | Arnold | thank you sir I don't know if these premises contradict each other. I wanted to ask if such a situation arises, what to do in such a case. | |
| Jul 19, 2023 at 18:00 | comment | added | Ludwig V | Weloccme to SE. I suggest you lay out what you think the premises of each argument are so that we can see where they contradict each other - preferably quoting a source for each argument. Then we'll be better able to see why you say they contradict each other. | |
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| S Jul 19, 2023 at 16:55 | history | asked | Arnold | CC BY-SA 4.0 |