What is philosophical thinking To philosophise means to

What is philosophical thinking? “To philosophise means to be entirely and constantly troubled by, and immediately sensitive to, the complete enigma of things that common-sense considers self evident and unquestionable”. (Heidegger) What sort of things do we take for granted, as common sense, which may not actually be true?

Critical Thinking Arguments in Philosophy Watch the video. How should an argument be defined in philosophy?

In critical reasoning, we are primarily Exercise 1 interested in arguing for something rather Which of these is an argument? Why? than arguing with someone. We do this, in 1. If you are worried about your tracking, revise order to gain knowledge. harder for your test. An argument is a set of sentences where one 2. Since Tom is older than Jane, who is younger than Sally, Jane is the baby in the group. sentence (the conclusion) is being asserted on the basis of reasons (premises) 3. As the bus arrived, Harry realized that he had Premise 1: If the bell rings twice, it will be the end of the lesson. Premise 2: The bell rings twice. Conclusion: Therefore, it is the end of the lesson. Logically, no other conclusion is possible, if both premises are true. “Deductive” argument. forgotten his oyster. Then his friend ran up and gave him his card. 4. The teacher gave Ally a C 1 because Ally had turned around again in his seat, and turning around in your seat is a formal reason for getting a C 1. 5. The Pope got stuck in a lift, and he was 20 minutes late for his weekly public audience. It was reported by many national newspapers.

Exercise 2: Practice identifying arguments.

What is an argument, philosophically? What is the point of constructing philosophical arguments?