Week 4 who should you believe?

• New lesson editor
• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 5,6

Welcome

Learning objective:

Practise speaking

practise watching and listening

Work on Oral Exam (articles/videos)

Programme

• Video and discussion in Oral Exam groups

• Work in groups on preparation Oral Exams

• Woots (last 30 minutes)

Finished with KLT?

Work on articles/video for your Oral exam topic.

Videos

https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_worsnip_ethical_dilemma_who_should_you_believe?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

Key points

Evidentialism argues we must believe based on evidence, which is challenging when a spouse's innocence is in doubt despite their plea.

Pragmatism suggests sometimes it's ethical to believe without strong evidence, raising dilemmas in trust within personal relationships

Facing a spouse's criminal accusation, one must navigate between the rational pull of evidence and the ethical duty of belief.

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Discussion

If your best friend tells you something that goes against what most people say, would you believe them? Why or why not?

If strong evidence suggests guilt but someone you love insists they are innocent, how should you balance trust in relationships with respect for evidence?

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Discussion

W.K. Clifford argued that it is always wrong to believe something without sufficient evidence. Do you agree? Or are there situations where believing without evidence is morally justified?

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Discussion

The video contrasts pragmatism (believing what is useful) with evidentialism (believing what evidence supports). Which approach do you think leads to better decisions in everyday life, and why?

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Work on Oral Exam

• Find articles/videos

• Make sure to create a folder to collect all of these

Deadline 16 December

Welcome

Learning objective:

you know your topic for Oral exam

Work together: file/articles/videos