UGS 303 1nd Edition Lecture 21Outline of Last LectureI. Main charactersII. Justice v. compassionOutline of Current LectureI. Reasoning without knowledgeII. Bad meetingsIII. Good meetingsIV. Defeasible reasoningV. Democratic debateCurrent LectureI. Reasoning without knowledge A. Most political debate involves this B. Things we cannot know: 1. what the future will bring 2. exactly what we ought to do C. Eikos — what is reasonable to believe II. Bad meetings A. Start late B. No agenda C. Go on too long D. No good jokes E. No limit on speaking These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.F. No listening G. No eats or drinks H. No takeaway value I. Makes some peoplelosers III. Good meetings A. Starts/ends on time B. Clear agenda C. All are heard D. Chair keeps meeting on track E. There is food and drink F. Clear takeaway value G. Everyone leaves feeling goodG. Everyone leaves feelinggood IV. Defeasible reasoning A. Alcibiades: “mixed cities are always easy to defeat” B. “Syracuse is a mixed city” C. “Syracuse is easy to defeat” D. Which premise is weak? 1. The first one. It is often true but not always. Cities that are mixedracially but united politically, like Syracuse, are difficult to defeat. V. Democratic debate A. Equal time B. Equal access C. Rebuttals D. ListeningE. Good leaders are good losersW.1. Agamemnon was a bad leader because he was a bad
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