Post by kje247 on Jan 19, 2015 6:19:57 GMT
1. Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy?
Understanding physics and the general rules of the universe is incredibly important in doing philosophy. Like what Professor Lane said in his week two video, you need to understand other subjects in order to fully understand philosophy. Some of those subjects could be physics, geometry, biology, and chemistry. I have not taken physics and I can personally see that taking that class would of helped me understand some of concepts in this philosophy class. Physics is the study of matter and its motion through time and space along with force and energy. Philosophy is the study of fundamental and general questions that have to do with existence, reality, knowledge, values, mind, reason, and language. As you can see, philosophy and physics are two very different things but when you use them both they help solve some of the worlds greatest questions. This is why it is important to understand physics and the general rules of the universe in doing philosophy.
2. What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
Eliminative materialism is trying to figure something out by using the means of science and/or math to get to the solution instead of using common sense. One example of this is by going through all the types of sciences before giving up on the question. Some of the sciences used are geology, biology, chemistry and physics. Another example of eliminative materialism is intelligent reductionism by using reason and thought to figure out certain things about humans, matter, space and the atmosphere. One last example is inter theoretic reductionism by going from "Thor" to electrical magnetic currents in causing storms. People once would say the the god Thor would create storms but really there was a science to how it was actually done. If all else fails then the joke is that "God did it" because science could not figure it out so obviously he was the cause of it.
Understanding physics and the general rules of the universe is incredibly important in doing philosophy. Like what Professor Lane said in his week two video, you need to understand other subjects in order to fully understand philosophy. Some of those subjects could be physics, geometry, biology, and chemistry. I have not taken physics and I can personally see that taking that class would of helped me understand some of concepts in this philosophy class. Physics is the study of matter and its motion through time and space along with force and energy. Philosophy is the study of fundamental and general questions that have to do with existence, reality, knowledge, values, mind, reason, and language. As you can see, philosophy and physics are two very different things but when you use them both they help solve some of the worlds greatest questions. This is why it is important to understand physics and the general rules of the universe in doing philosophy.
2. What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
Eliminative materialism is trying to figure something out by using the means of science and/or math to get to the solution instead of using common sense. One example of this is by going through all the types of sciences before giving up on the question. Some of the sciences used are geology, biology, chemistry and physics. Another example of eliminative materialism is intelligent reductionism by using reason and thought to figure out certain things about humans, matter, space and the atmosphere. One last example is inter theoretic reductionism by going from "Thor" to electrical magnetic currents in causing storms. People once would say the the god Thor would create storms but really there was a science to how it was actually done. If all else fails then the joke is that "God did it" because science could not figure it out so obviously he was the cause of it.