Aoki
Hiroya Aoki
Professor: James
ARW section: AC
8, March 2007
Reaction to Meiland's "Why Reasons Matter"
Summary
In "Why Reasons Matter", Meiland argues that beliefs must have good reasons. Meiland explained five reasons why beliefs must have good reasons. First, He mentioned that we believe a belief that is supported by good reasons. And we should not permit this justification of the search for good reasons to undo. Second, beliefs that have good reasons help us to achieve our goals or to get along in the world. Third, basing beliefs on good reasons helps to make us the persons that we want to become and to produce the comfortable society. This justification is called social justification. Fourth, we hold true beliefs long. If a belief has no reason, we'll discard it easily. But, we'll continue to hold a belief if it has good reasons. Finally, examination of reasons and arguments for beliefs helps us to understand that beliefs. So we should investigate reasons for our beliefs to understand them well. Therefore, Meiland argues that beliefs must have good reasons.
Discussion
In "Why Reasons Matter", Meiland argues that beliefs must have good reasons. I focus on that we believe a belief that is supported by good reasons. I think it is important in three reasons. First, I never believe without the explained evidence or watching it. For example, I never believe ghost because I have never seen it, or never believe there is unknown intelligence creature in the space because there is no evidence about them. Second, I think a belief without good reason has no value. We can't use such a belief if we can't judge whether that belief is true or not. For example, we can use nuclear energy because we know the mechanism and reasons about why we can get the energy from uranium. But we can’t use time machines because we have not found the mechanism about it. Third, the college work asks us to examine reasons to support beliefs. We must find reasons to support beliefs in order to explain beliefs to people. If we find new theory and we are not able to explain the reasons or evidence about the theory, nobody believes the theory. Therefore, I agree Meiland's argument that we believe a belief that is supported by good reasons. We must examine the reasons or evidence about beliefs to make people believe beliefs.
Work Cited
Meiland, Jack W. College Thinking: How To Get the Best Out of College. New York: American Library, 1981. (The ELP Reader, 2007. 3-24)
Hiroya Aoki
Professor: James
ARW section: AC
8, March 2007
Reaction to Meiland's "Why Reasons Matter"
Summary
In "Why Reasons Matter", Meiland argues that beliefs must have good reasons. Meiland explained five reasons why beliefs must have good reasons. First, He mentioned that we believe a belief that is supported by good reasons. And we should not permit this justification of the search for good reasons to undo. Second, beliefs that have good reasons help us to achieve our goals or to get along in the world. Third, basing beliefs on good reasons helps to make us the persons that we want to become and to produce the comfortable society. This justification is called social justification. Fourth, we hold true beliefs long. If a belief has no reason, we'll discard it easily. But, we'll continue to hold a belief if it has good reasons. Finally, examination of reasons and arguments for beliefs helps us to understand that beliefs. So we should investigate reasons for our beliefs to understand them well. Therefore, Meiland argues that beliefs must have good reasons.
Discussion
In "Why Reasons Matter", Meiland argues that beliefs must have good reasons. I focus on that we believe a belief that is supported by good reasons. I think it is important in three reasons. First, I never believe without the explained evidence or watching it. For example, I never believe ghost because I have never seen it, or never believe there is unknown intelligence creature in the space because there is no evidence about them. Second, I think a belief without good reason has no value. We can't use such a belief if we can't judge whether that belief is true or not. For example, we can use nuclear energy because we know the mechanism and reasons about why we can get the energy from uranium. But we can’t use time machines because we have not found the mechanism about it. Third, the college work asks us to examine reasons to support beliefs. We must find reasons to support beliefs in order to explain beliefs to people. If we find new theory and we are not able to explain the reasons or evidence about the theory, nobody believes the theory. Therefore, I agree Meiland's argument that we believe a belief that is supported by good reasons. We must examine the reasons or evidence about beliefs to make people believe beliefs.
Work Cited
Meiland, Jack W. College Thinking: How To Get the Best Out of College. New York: American Library, 1981. (The ELP Reader, 2007. 3-24)
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