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Reality and SubjectivityLet me preface with this: I know this is a bit silly, but I've just been wondering about this for a while.
A quote from the Harry Potter books that keeps appearing in my social media feeds is the quote “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?” Commonly attached to this has been the insinuation that reality is entirely subjective. Of course, there's the obligatory religion discussion in the comments, but I won't go into those. I'm simply wondering if this quote, used in context as an argument that reality is subjective, commits any fallacies. Again, I realize it's a bit silly, but I'm curious. |
| asked on Monday, Jul 03, 2017 01:51:03 AM by The Dudeman | |
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Claims are constantly being made, many of which are confusing, ambiguous, too general to be of value, exaggerated, unfalsifiable, and suggest a dichotomy when no such dichotomy exists. Good critical thinking requires a thorough understanding of the claim before attempting to determine its veracity. Good communication requires the ability to make clear, precise, explicit claims, or “strong” claims. The rules of reason in this book provide the framework for obtaining this understanding and ability.
This book / online course is about the the eleven rules of reason for making and evaluating claims. Each covered in detail in the book.
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See fantasy projection at www.logicallyfallacious.c. . .
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| answered on Monday, Jul 03, 2017 04:00:11 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD |
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