Post by Brittany Fuentes on Jan 19, 2015 2:46:58 GMT
1. Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy?
Philosophy is a very broad subject, covering things from mathematics to natural science. Understanding physics is very important because it can greatly impact a philosophers way of thinking or their theories. This helps the study of matter and energy, as well as how they interact. According to the book, Quantum Weirdness, physics concerns what we say about nature. This then raises many important questions about the study. Many realists examine the physics in philosophy as a way to provide a "deeper world picture". Physics gave the opportunity to many physicists such as Einstein and Bohr to contribute their ideas and make their own theories. Due to physics, theories such as Einstein's theory of relativity and Hermann Minkowski's spacetime were possible. The quantum theory is a perfect example of the mix between both physics and philosophy. In order to fully understand philosophy, one must be able to grasp an understanding on everything from a physical and universal point of view.
2. What is the eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
Eliminative materialism is the claim that people's common understanding of the mind is wrong. This means that our common sense physiological framework of thinking if false or flawed. Many will argue that this way of thinking does not propose a real argument and will consider the eliminative materialism to be false. Eliminative materialism argues that familiar states of mind do not exist, but others argue that if no mental state exists, then this argument is invalid. An example of eliminative materialism would be determinists such as Holbach who "regard to free will because they claim there is no dimension of human psychology that corresponds to our commonsense notion of freedom". There is also Hume who denies that there is no "persisting subject of experience". From my understanding, eliminative materialism could also refer to the understanding that some beliefs do not exist. People that think this way are called eliminative materialists.
Philosophy is a very broad subject, covering things from mathematics to natural science. Understanding physics is very important because it can greatly impact a philosophers way of thinking or their theories. This helps the study of matter and energy, as well as how they interact. According to the book, Quantum Weirdness, physics concerns what we say about nature. This then raises many important questions about the study. Many realists examine the physics in philosophy as a way to provide a "deeper world picture". Physics gave the opportunity to many physicists such as Einstein and Bohr to contribute their ideas and make their own theories. Due to physics, theories such as Einstein's theory of relativity and Hermann Minkowski's spacetime were possible. The quantum theory is a perfect example of the mix between both physics and philosophy. In order to fully understand philosophy, one must be able to grasp an understanding on everything from a physical and universal point of view.
2. What is the eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
Eliminative materialism is the claim that people's common understanding of the mind is wrong. This means that our common sense physiological framework of thinking if false or flawed. Many will argue that this way of thinking does not propose a real argument and will consider the eliminative materialism to be false. Eliminative materialism argues that familiar states of mind do not exist, but others argue that if no mental state exists, then this argument is invalid. An example of eliminative materialism would be determinists such as Holbach who "regard to free will because they claim there is no dimension of human psychology that corresponds to our commonsense notion of freedom". There is also Hume who denies that there is no "persisting subject of experience". From my understanding, eliminative materialism could also refer to the understanding that some beliefs do not exist. People that think this way are called eliminative materialists.