- Insight: The unreliability of a belief's origin (a person) is not sufficient in itself to make the belief unreliable.
The Philosopher's Toolkit
by Julian Baggini, Peter S. Fosl
Published date: 2002
Category: Philosophy
Index Topics & Notes
- Definition: Love of fate.
- Principle: Embrace the world as it is and ourselves as we are.
- Definition: Criticising a caricature of another's position, rather than the position itself.
- Insight: When opposing an argument it can be a good idea to find the strongest version on an opponents argument. If you can defeat the strongest version of a position, you can defeat the weaker versions.