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# Aristotle
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Aristotle claimed:
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- Humans are naturally *political*.
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- Humans naturally seek to *know*.
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He used the term *political* to describe *humanity's dependency and tendency towards social interaction*.
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# Society
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- Humans need to be needed by each other.
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- Interdependence introduces complexity in society.
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- A mark of civility is the objection to things that harm others.
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- People often fail to recognize when they're being exploited in relationships.
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- We rely on others to share and accumulate data
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# Arguments
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- Humans don't like being wrong.
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- Behavior is frequently determined by an individual's beliefs.
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- People naturally object to info they believe is wrong, in the same way that people naturally object to things that harm others.
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- **An argument is a rational response to a disagreement**, through showing others *why* they should adopt your beliefs.
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- From an argument, you want others to rationally adopt your beliefs.
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- Humans are inherently uncomfortable with disagreement.
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- You can audit a personal belief while still holding it, and regular auditing of personal beliefs is healthy.
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- Non-hostile arguments are a good way to audit those beliefs, and as such are healthy.
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# Definitions
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| Phrase | Definition |
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| ------------ | --------------------------------------- |
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| Epistemology | The philosophical analysis of knowledge |
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