Post by jtrejo on Jan 17, 2015 22:05:48 GMT
Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy?
According to the film, History of Western Philosophy, philosophy is very broad. Philosophy is a study containing natural science, mathematic, ethics, and morality. Philosophy explores the relation between the possible and the actual. Physics concerns what we say about Nature (Quantum Weirdness 20). Science provided philosophy a way to do experiments and prove theories. Also, science exists due to philosophy.
Philosophy of the mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, particularly the brain. In the book, Quantum Weirdness, it is said that neurobiology can explain how we think, which occurs in the brain. Physics is important in doing philosophy because physics can also answer questions of the brain. Philosophy is essential, as well, because philosophy can actually play an important part in understanding scientific results. Science cannot exist without philosophy.
There are many theories in science that are often questioned, especially in physics. For example, Einstein was bothered by the fact that quantum theory was essentially probabilistic. Quantum physics has many theories that are often skeptical, for instance, string theory. In Brian Greene’s Elegant Universe, it is said that if a theory cannot actually be test then it is not science, its philosophy. Subsequently, since string theory cannot actually be tested then it is philosophy.
Philosophy, I believe, played an important role in the discovery of quantum mechanics. Many physicists have a great interest in philosophy, for example, Albert Einstein and Neils Bohr, among many others. Neils Bohr contributed to quantum theory and maybe his background in philosophy made him a better scientist, or aided him with his ideas.
What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
According to the Stanford Encyclopedia, eliminative materialism is the radical claim that our ordinary, common-sense understanding of the mind is deeply wrong and that some or all of the mental states suggested by common-sense do not actually exist.
In the film, Eliminative Materialism: God Did It?, it is said that the subject of consciousness does not have a scientifically acceptable explanation. Eliminative materialism presumes that the discussion of the mental states is not good science. Churchland argues “we cannot expect a truly adequate neuroscientific account of our inner lives to provide theoretical categories that match up nicely with the categories of our common-sense framework.”
In the next film, Eliminative Materialism: The Death of Thor, it shows examples of past terminology and explanations, alongside with the new terminology and justifications we have today. As a result, past terminology is eliminated and new terminology is accepted. Eliminative materialism does not agree with certain terms such as, feeling, belief, or mind. They argue that feelings are a kind of myth that science should not take seriously.
Lastly, in the film, Eliminative Materialism: Intelligent Reductionism, it is said that psychology utilizes terms such as, love, anger, or desire, to understand our own motivation. However, these terms ascended from religious and mythic comprehension. Churchland states, “the most central things about us remain almost entirely mysterious.”
According to the film, History of Western Philosophy, philosophy is very broad. Philosophy is a study containing natural science, mathematic, ethics, and morality. Philosophy explores the relation between the possible and the actual. Physics concerns what we say about Nature (Quantum Weirdness 20). Science provided philosophy a way to do experiments and prove theories. Also, science exists due to philosophy.
Philosophy of the mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, particularly the brain. In the book, Quantum Weirdness, it is said that neurobiology can explain how we think, which occurs in the brain. Physics is important in doing philosophy because physics can also answer questions of the brain. Philosophy is essential, as well, because philosophy can actually play an important part in understanding scientific results. Science cannot exist without philosophy.
There are many theories in science that are often questioned, especially in physics. For example, Einstein was bothered by the fact that quantum theory was essentially probabilistic. Quantum physics has many theories that are often skeptical, for instance, string theory. In Brian Greene’s Elegant Universe, it is said that if a theory cannot actually be test then it is not science, its philosophy. Subsequently, since string theory cannot actually be tested then it is philosophy.
Philosophy, I believe, played an important role in the discovery of quantum mechanics. Many physicists have a great interest in philosophy, for example, Albert Einstein and Neils Bohr, among many others. Neils Bohr contributed to quantum theory and maybe his background in philosophy made him a better scientist, or aided him with his ideas.
What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
According to the Stanford Encyclopedia, eliminative materialism is the radical claim that our ordinary, common-sense understanding of the mind is deeply wrong and that some or all of the mental states suggested by common-sense do not actually exist.
In the film, Eliminative Materialism: God Did It?, it is said that the subject of consciousness does not have a scientifically acceptable explanation. Eliminative materialism presumes that the discussion of the mental states is not good science. Churchland argues “we cannot expect a truly adequate neuroscientific account of our inner lives to provide theoretical categories that match up nicely with the categories of our common-sense framework.”
In the next film, Eliminative Materialism: The Death of Thor, it shows examples of past terminology and explanations, alongside with the new terminology and justifications we have today. As a result, past terminology is eliminated and new terminology is accepted. Eliminative materialism does not agree with certain terms such as, feeling, belief, or mind. They argue that feelings are a kind of myth that science should not take seriously.
Lastly, in the film, Eliminative Materialism: Intelligent Reductionism, it is said that psychology utilizes terms such as, love, anger, or desire, to understand our own motivation. However, these terms ascended from religious and mythic comprehension. Churchland states, “the most central things about us remain almost entirely mysterious.”