Marcelo Dascal

Article summary

Marcelo Dascal ( ; 1940 in São Paulo – 15 April 2019 in Kiryat-Ono, Israel) was a Brazilian-born Israeli philosopher and linguist, who was a professor of philosophy at Tel Aviv University since 1967. He also served as Dean of the Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities from 1995 to 2000.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1967 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1978 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. publication date: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. publication date: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1967". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1978". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the publication date is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the publication date is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369268357