Slides from DTC 356

1. DTC356
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Wednesday January 22nd 2014!
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EiM Chapter 2!
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20 Questions

2. Alphabetical Order
simple, right?
Date

3. The Order of
Nature
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“natural” hierarchy!
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Ranks all things. Everything
has a place.!
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(May only seem natural to
those one the top of the chain.)!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Great_chain_of_being

4. Natural Order versus Arbitrary Order
(Personal, limited, contingent, relative) meaning versus no meaning
Both Work, But Problems Occur When We Mistake Arbitrary Order For The Order Of Nature.

5. Arbitrary Order (ex: alphabetical)
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First: let’s talk about the difference between arbitrary and random.!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitrariness!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random!
What are the advantages of using an arbitrary order?

6. Does Arbitrary = “Intellectual Dereliction?”
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“…inherent in the things to be learned we should be able to find
intellectual connections.” M. J. Adler!
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The joints of nature: places where the world naturally comes apart!
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One theory of knowledge: where our ideas and the joints of nature
match.

7. Why choose
This Point
To Discuss
Pluto?
?

8. Categories Matter
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“Everyone’s perspective is valid.”!
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“Every perspective is arbitrary.”!
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How do we resolve disputes?

10. What’s the problem with this?

11. The Order of
Nature
✤
“natural” hierarchy!
✤
Ranks all things. Everything
has a place.!
✤
(May only seem natural to
those one the top of the chain.)!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Great_chain_of_being

12. Natural Order versus Arbitrary Order
(Personal, limited, contingent, relative) meaning versus no meaning
Both Work, But Problems Occur When We Mistake Arbitrary Order For The Order Of Nature.

13. ❖ In physical space, some
things are nearer than
others.
❖ Physical objects can be in
only one spot at any one
time
❖ physical space is shared

14. ❖ Human physical abilities
are limited
❖ the organization of the
information needs to be
orderly and neat

15. Some of our choices can shift from
Either / Or
to
Both / And

16. Our job:
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Our job is to decide when either/or or both/and are the most helpful!
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For {users} in {situation}!
HINT: it helps to think in terms of specific goals than it does in
overall terms of right/wrong. (This does not require abandoning a
particular sense of right/wrong.)

17. image credits
1.
amazon.com!
2.
wikimedia commons!
3.
wikimedia commons!
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cow photo is public domain!
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Public domain (great chain of being)!
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CHRIS DRUMM (either/or)!
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LeVanHan GNU Free Documentation License!
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Some rights reserved by Eigappleton (dewey)!
9.
takomabibelot (statue)