Comment on Beginning at the Beginning

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:55:30 GMT

I'd be more comfortable with leaving the "are not known to be false by the arguer". In this context, where we are evaluating an argument as rational, it's simpler to leave off subjective states of the arguer. That saves all sorts of messy complications regarding motive and uncertainty. Making a rational argument from premises that are known to

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