Post by jmodglin on Sept 13, 2015 18:23:15 GMT
Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy?
I believe understanding physics and the general rules of the universe are important in the study or pursuit of philosophy for several reasons. First the very practice of philosophy is the pursuit of knowledge, be it of the self or the greater world around the self, which is exactly what the understanding or practice of physics is trying to understand as well as teach. The word physics implies an empirical view on matter and phenomena related to matter such as time, distance, velocity etc., and the pursuit of understanding this matter much in the way that Plato has his slaves pursue that which is the source of the forms. Another reason that understanding the general rules of the universe as well as physics is so important to the philosophe is similar to the reasons that knowledge of the set and its pieces, the surroundings and camera positions and so on, are so important for the actor, in that it gives the pursuer of understanding a place from which to begin their pursuit and an empirical grasp even if but illusory from which to visualize themselves and where it is they are playing out this theatrical event we call life. In the end the two great men that really launched what is now known as quantum physics and mechanics Niels Bohr & Albert Einstein sum up what it is that both the philosopher and the scientist are trying to find in their pursuits , to paraphrase both “ does God throw dice?” – Albert Einstein and “Does Albert Einstein tell GOD what to do?’ Niels Bohr.
What is Eliminative Materialism?
The general basis of Eliminative Materialism is the following; Intertheoretic Reductionism, Intelligent Reductionism and the God did it element. Eliminative Materialism means to understand an event through empiricism rather than folk wisdom or some other non-empirical source of information like intuition, by using one of the methods of science already in practice for understanding or explaining phenomena. A few examples of this theory in practice are as follows: As we as humans began to better understand ourselves and the world around us we began to replace myths and gods for rational and empirical sciences to explain the world around so rather than talk about Thor the thunder God we talk about electromagnetics and instead of instead of talking about spirits and vapors causing health issues and diseases we discuss bacteria and viruses this would be known as Intertheoretic Reductionism reducing the explanations from the fantastic to the reasonable and knowable. Intelligent Reductionism would deal with an individual that is behaving abnormally with the branch of science known as biology or perhaps psychology and if these could not explain the individuals behavior then we might move to neurology or even chemistry and so on until we found the root source of the behavior and the how best to treat it instead of simply saying this person is possessed by a demon or devil. However when all of these methods fail to yield an answer we can always fall back on the old humorous quip “God did it.”
I believe understanding physics and the general rules of the universe are important in the study or pursuit of philosophy for several reasons. First the very practice of philosophy is the pursuit of knowledge, be it of the self or the greater world around the self, which is exactly what the understanding or practice of physics is trying to understand as well as teach. The word physics implies an empirical view on matter and phenomena related to matter such as time, distance, velocity etc., and the pursuit of understanding this matter much in the way that Plato has his slaves pursue that which is the source of the forms. Another reason that understanding the general rules of the universe as well as physics is so important to the philosophe is similar to the reasons that knowledge of the set and its pieces, the surroundings and camera positions and so on, are so important for the actor, in that it gives the pursuer of understanding a place from which to begin their pursuit and an empirical grasp even if but illusory from which to visualize themselves and where it is they are playing out this theatrical event we call life. In the end the two great men that really launched what is now known as quantum physics and mechanics Niels Bohr & Albert Einstein sum up what it is that both the philosopher and the scientist are trying to find in their pursuits , to paraphrase both “ does God throw dice?” – Albert Einstein and “Does Albert Einstein tell GOD what to do?’ Niels Bohr.
What is Eliminative Materialism?
The general basis of Eliminative Materialism is the following; Intertheoretic Reductionism, Intelligent Reductionism and the God did it element. Eliminative Materialism means to understand an event through empiricism rather than folk wisdom or some other non-empirical source of information like intuition, by using one of the methods of science already in practice for understanding or explaining phenomena. A few examples of this theory in practice are as follows: As we as humans began to better understand ourselves and the world around us we began to replace myths and gods for rational and empirical sciences to explain the world around so rather than talk about Thor the thunder God we talk about electromagnetics and instead of instead of talking about spirits and vapors causing health issues and diseases we discuss bacteria and viruses this would be known as Intertheoretic Reductionism reducing the explanations from the fantastic to the reasonable and knowable. Intelligent Reductionism would deal with an individual that is behaving abnormally with the branch of science known as biology or perhaps psychology and if these could not explain the individuals behavior then we might move to neurology or even chemistry and so on until we found the root source of the behavior and the how best to treat it instead of simply saying this person is possessed by a demon or devil. However when all of these methods fail to yield an answer we can always fall back on the old humorous quip “God did it.”