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Reply Mon 20 Mar, 2017 09:08 pm
How to write Argument Reconstructions using one of the six valid argument forms listed: Categorical Argument I, Categorical Argument II, Modus Ponens, Disjunctive Syllogism, Modus Tollens, or Hypothetical Syllogism.

In his article "The Subjectivity of Values" J. L. Mackie argues that there are no objective moral values. One argument he gives for his position is what he calls the Argument from Relativity. Reconstruct this argument in valid argument form using one of the six valid argument forms listed below. Be sure to state his conclusion, both premises, and offer justifications for each premise.
 
cicerone imposter
 
Reply Thu 23 Mar, 2017 02:06 pm
@cmlala17,
Is cannibalism a human disorder?
 
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Reply Mon 3 Jul, 2017 07:22 pm
@cicerone imposter,
Maybe it depends on what it means to be "human" and whether there's an objective definition for that term or not.
 
 

 
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