Post by ambermoran0720 on Jan 18, 2015 21:33:57 GMT
1.Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy?
Understanding the general rules of the natural sciences is extremely important in doing philosophy because the natural sciences are at the core of philosophy. Every journey has three parts to it: the question (where/why are we going?) the journey itself, and the destination. The natural sciences are the equivalent to the journey; the sciences help to understand the where and the why. Everything in nature is measured by means of some type of physical/mathematical equation so without understanding the basic rules, we can ask as many questions and obtain as many answers as are available but understanding them would be nearly impossible.
2. What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it. Be sure to support your answers with references to the required readings and films.
Eliminative materialism is the idea that the more we advance in our knowledge and understanding in certain subjects than the ideas of celestial control over those subjects are eliminated. The film “Eliminative Materialism:Part 1” states that if the phenomena can not be explained fully and comprehensively by mathematics, then one turns to physics...then chemistry...then biology...then psychology and sociology. If it still can’t be explained after all avenues have been exhausted then they revert to the old joke that ‘it is ok to say that God did it’.” “Eliminative Materialism:Part 2” goes on to explain that as we progressed in our technology and found new ways of seeing and understanding how things worked we eliminated references to The God Thor the thunder God we now use the terms electromagnetic currents; instead of talking about spirits causing sickness and diseases we now talk about viruses and bacteria and instead of talking about how tiny ghosts control our bodies we now refer to a central nervous system.
Understanding the general rules of the natural sciences is extremely important in doing philosophy because the natural sciences are at the core of philosophy. Every journey has three parts to it: the question (where/why are we going?) the journey itself, and the destination. The natural sciences are the equivalent to the journey; the sciences help to understand the where and the why. Everything in nature is measured by means of some type of physical/mathematical equation so without understanding the basic rules, we can ask as many questions and obtain as many answers as are available but understanding them would be nearly impossible.
2. What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it. Be sure to support your answers with references to the required readings and films.
Eliminative materialism is the idea that the more we advance in our knowledge and understanding in certain subjects than the ideas of celestial control over those subjects are eliminated. The film “Eliminative Materialism:Part 1” states that if the phenomena can not be explained fully and comprehensively by mathematics, then one turns to physics...then chemistry...then biology...then psychology and sociology. If it still can’t be explained after all avenues have been exhausted then they revert to the old joke that ‘it is ok to say that God did it’.” “Eliminative Materialism:Part 2” goes on to explain that as we progressed in our technology and found new ways of seeing and understanding how things worked we eliminated references to The God Thor the thunder God we now use the terms electromagnetic currents; instead of talking about spirits causing sickness and diseases we now talk about viruses and bacteria and instead of talking about how tiny ghosts control our bodies we now refer to a central nervous system.