After a re-read Chapter 15, I like this chapter because it was pretty short. I found many concepts that were pretty interesting. The one that I was most interested in was the section about I causes and effects. Epstein starts off talking defining exactly what a cause was and what an effect was. He also states “Whatever causes and effects are, we can describe them with claims.” I believe this concept is simple because I learned about this when I was in elementary school or middle school. Basically a cause leads to an effect. For example, I wake up to an alarm everyday. So if the alarm rings, it causes me to wake up. The cause is the alarm, and the affect is that it wakes me up. We use cause and effect in everyday life and I feel that it is a pretty easy concept.
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Hi there. You have an interesting post here. You have done a good job describing the concept of cause and effect. It is basically a concept that involves two claims, one leading to the other. Effect always follows from the cause. The example you gave about the alarm ring causing you to wake up was a good one and simple to understand. The book has also explained it well and used a lot of interesting examples on the topic. In addition, I agree with you that this was a very simple concept as it is taught to us in high school.
ReplyDeleteHey Sean i felt you did a good job on this post. you did a nice job of first defining cause and effect how Epstein does then eventually giving your own take of it. Your personal example is a good one i can definitively relate to what you have to do. Getting up to an alarm isn’t exactly the best thing to do in the morning. It was an easy illustration to understand. I mean when an alarm goes off you’re going to have to eventually get up. Therefore it is an easy cause and effect example. Good job on this post.
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