Valerie Vaughan
How good is Valerie Vaughan's thinking about astrology?
Read Valerie Vaughan's
Debunking the Debunkers and focus on those parts of it which seem to give
positive support to the claim that Astrology works.
The way to do this
is to do as many points as you can in depth. If this means that you can
only cover one or two points, so be it. A paper that covers just one issue,
with intensive analysis of the best argument on each side of just that issue
would be a great way to fulfil this stage. A rambling discourse that skims over
a dozen topics without deply analyzing any of them is a really bad way to attempt
to fullfil this satge of your odyssey.
For this assignment:
Explain one of
Vaughn's best
arguments in your own words.
Then look at the anti-astrology arguments which she mentions, and explain whichever
one best applies to Vaughn's argument in your own words.
(Or you can start with a credible anti-astrology argument. The point is, get
yourself a pair of closely related arguments, one for and one against astrology.)
Critique the arguments on both sides. In particular, evaluate Vaughn's
replies to the anti-astrology argument.
If you have space, do this over (and over) again with new pairs of arguments.
Finally, come to an overall conclusion about how well Vaughan succeeds in
defending astrology. (If you can improve on her defense, go ahead.)
More articles by Vaughn can be found at The Valerie Vaughan Forum
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