Tools of Thinking 19 "Normal Science" at Mid-Century

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https://us04web.zoom.us/j/594932535 Private message me over meetup to get the password. The attendee limit is 10 to allow easier discussion. Tools of Thinking: Understanding the World through Experience and Reason (https://plus.thegreatcourses.com/tools-of-thinking-understanding-the-world-through-experience-and-reason) "In short, what is the best way to think?" At each meeting, we watch / listen to a lecture together and then discuss it together. Typically, we cover one lecture per week. See the event’s title for what lecture is for that event. Here is the full list of lectures for the course: 1 What Are "Tools of Thinking"? 2 Which Tools of Thinking Are Basic? 3 Platonic Intuition, Memory, and Reason 4 Intuition, Memory, and Reason—Problems 5 Sense Experience—A More Modern Take 6 Observation and Immediate Inferences 7 Further Immediate Inferences 8 Categorical Syllogisms 9 Ancient Logic in Modern Dress 10 Systematic Doubt and Rational Certainty 11 The Limits of Sense Experience 12 Inferences Demand Relevant Evidence 13 Proper Inferences Avoid Equivocation 14 Induction Is Slippery but Unavoidable 15 The Scientific Revolution 16 Hypotheses and Experiments—A First Look 17 How Empirical Is Modern Empiricism? 18 Hypotheses and Experiments—A Closer Look 19 "Normal Science" at Mid-Century 20 Modern Logic—Truth Tables 21 Modern Logic—Sentential Arguments 22 Modern Logic—Predicate Arguments 23 Postmodern and New-Age Problems 24 Rational Empiricism in the 21st Century