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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will begin a discussion of the book When They Severed Earth from Sky: How the Human Mind Shapes Myth (2004) by Elizabeth Wayland Barber and Paul T. Barber. For the 12th we’ll read the first ten chapters. This is a book about how myth operates in preliterate societies by taking advantage of aspects of the human mind that we are just beginning to learn about. Joseph Campbell it is not. \nUnfortunately\, this is not an inexpensive book\, though it’s still not like buying a textbook. A new paperback lists for $35 and even an ebook starts at $20. We’re going with it anyway\, since inflation has recently driven prices of many commodities significantly higher and we do our best to stay current. Perhaps you could negotiate to get the seller to include a dozen eggs. \n 
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Note that this is the third Wednesday of the month\, not the second Wednesday\, our usual meeting day. We are starting a new book\, An Aristotelian Account of Induction: Creating Something from Nothing by Louis Groarke\, part of the McGill-Queen’s Studies in the History of Ideas. \nA new paperback will cost you around $38 and there is no ebook. For our first meeting we will discuss chapters 1 and 2. \nSince it might be a little harder than usual to get a copy of this book\, you might end up waiting. If so\, and since the first two chapters are largely an introduction and a discussion of the historical background\, we have listed some alternative readings below that you can do while you’re waiting. However\, most commentaries talk about “the problem of induction\,” and the thesis of this book is that it’s a problem largely because we have strayed from what Aristotle understood as induction. So\, if you follow this route\, you should also read something about induction according to Aristotle\, which\, unfortunately\, is a little harder to find\, so we have included some articles by a philosopher who is sympathetic to Groarke’s thesis. While we would prefer that you read both chapters of Groarke\, we are giving you the option of skipping chapter 2 altogether if you would prefer to read these or some other sources. \nThis topic reaches into the very heart of philosophy. Every self-respecting member of this group should be so excited to get started on this book that it has given us some concern about how an over-reaction could effect your mental health. So just relax\, get a grip on yourself\, and dig in. \nCurt \nSuggested online articles on philosophical induction. \nThis is a short discussion of general philosophical induction\, not including Aristotle \nhttps://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Induction_(philosophy) \nWikipedia has a general article on philosophical induction\, but Aristotle is only briefly mentioned. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductive_reasoning \nThis is a longer\, more detailed article on philosophical (and other types of) induction. Aristotle’s induction is discussed in a section on “historical genesis.” \nhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/science-and-technology/computers-and-electr… \nIf you really want to understand the problem of induction\, these two articles are long\, detailed\, and technical. \nhttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/induction-problem/ \nhttps://iep.utm.edu/problem-of-induction/ \nThe following articles are about Aristotelian induction\, courtesy of Milo Schield\, a member of our group who suggested the book. They are all by John McCaskey who generally agrees with Groarke’s position. \n* Myths in the history of Induction  PowerPoint 2013\,\nwww.johnmccaskey.com/history-of-induction/\n* When Induction was about Concepts 2011 (Draft)\nwww.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/PittVolume.pdf \n* Professor Higgins’ Philosophy of Science: Why Can’t Induction be More Like Deduction? (Draft)\nwww.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/Higgins.pdf \n*  History of the Relationship between Concepts and Induction   2010   PowerPoint\nwww.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/SwansAndRavens.ppsx \n*  Whence the Uniformity Principle  2010   Abstract  PowerPoint\nwww.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/WhenceUniformityAtHOPOS…. \n*  Bacon’s Idols and Harvey’s Eggs   2010  Abstract  PowerPoint\nwww.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/BaconAndEggsAtHOPOS.ppsx \n* Freeing Aristotelian Epagôgê from Prior Analytics II 23.  Apeiron\, December\, 2007\, pp. 345–74.\nwww.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/FreeingAristotelianEpago… \n*  PhD Thesis (2006): Regula socratis : the rediscovery of ancient induction in early modern England.  Abstract\nwww.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/Dissertation.pdf \n* Induction and Concept-Formation in Francis Bacon and William Whewell   2004\nwww.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/InductionAndConceptsInBa… \nDisclaimer: I have not read all of these articles\, so I am not offering recommendations for any particular ones. Good luck. \n 
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