egyptogram

notes

Egyptian hieroglyphics translation

• process of elimination
• more symbols to work with over time
• use of apriori knowledge: used prior knowledge to translate

assumptions are equal to premise
deduction: applying apriori knowledge in the form of a general theory

syllogism: do not create truth, but used properly, valid arguments in a syllogism can preserve truth

example:

• premise 1: all dogs are mammals
• premise 2: fido is a dog
• conclusion: therefore, fido is a mammal

syllogism arguments are not true/false, but valid/invalid
truth: a property of a statement

Egyptogram translation

i though that the egyptogram experiment was a good idea to do for the introduction of "reason." the activity we did tested our ability to reason between symbols and letters. it also introduced us to learn through a process of elimination and the meaning of certain symbols and order to how things are conveyed.

i thought that the story about the Kpelle people was interesting in that the kpelle see a story as a whole piece, not the way that western culture sees a story, which is to contain details. in western culture we pull apart a story and interject our own reason behind it and try to interpet it. However, it appears in the Kpelle culture, people see a story as a whole and do not use their reasoning.