Links to files containing notes for the lectures may be found below. Notes will typically be posted shortly after class ends.

 

1. Introductory Lecture (September 2, 2005)

2. Good Arguments (September 7-9, 2005)

3. Well-Formed Arguments (September 12-14, 2005)

4. Strong Arguments (September 16, 2005)

5. Reconstructing Arguments (September 19-23, 2005)

6. Details on Argument Reconstruction (September 26-30, 2005)

7. Evaluating Arguments (October 3, 2005)

8. Arguments and Language (October 5-10, 2005)

9. Analogical Arguments (October 12-14, 2005)

10. Arguments and Explanations (October 21, 2005)

11. Past to Future Arguments (October 21-24, 2005)

12. Statistical Arguments (October 24-26, 2005)

13. Correlation Arguments (October 28, 2005)

14. Causation - Basic Concepts (October 31, 2005)

15. Causal Arguments (November 2-4, 2005)

16. Moral Reasoning - Basic Concepts (November 7, 2005)

17. Moral Arguments (November 7-9, 2005)

18. Overall Value Arguments (November 9-11, 2005)

19. Examples of Moral Arguments (November 14, 2005)

20. Extended Examples (November 16, 2005)

 

Note: no notes will be posted from the last several classes. We will be discussing examples developed in class, and I don’t have detailed enough notes to post. In these classes we’ll be discussing sets of essays similar to the one the final assignment is about.

 

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Last updated: December 2, 2005