Post by kennethcante on Jan 20, 2015 2:23:08 GMT
1. Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy?
Understanding the natural phenomena is the driving force that propels human understanding. It is human nature to try to comprehend how the world around us works. It began with Galileo and his telescope and question that status quo. Followed by Newton creation of calculus and physics allowing human to understand gravity. Each of these scientific achievements gave society a better understanding about the world around them. Millikan later discovered that the electron possessed a negative charge as seen in the Electric Surfing. These general rules of the universe are important because the serve as foundation of philosophy. Humans have for a while found themselves searching for the meaning of life and what it means to exist which are some of the question that string theory and quantum thinking could one day explain to some extent.
2. What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
Eliminative materialism is when mystical phenomena become mystified due to scientific and technological advancement. For example in the era in which Galileo lived it was common knowledge that the earth was the center of the universe. Galileo later proved that to be incorrect thanks to his technological breakthrough of the telescope. Another example was the mathematical possibility of the existence of black hole and wormholes. Scientist in the early 20th century dismissed the existence of black holes as a mere mathematical novelty. Today, it is common knowledge that at the center of every galaxy there is a super massive black hole. Finally string theory at the moment is consider to be an untested theory and cannot be take as serious science, but as our technology improve and our understanding of the theory continues to grow a manifestation of this theory can be proven to be correct effectively making this an example of eliminative materialism.
Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day.
Understanding the natural phenomena is the driving force that propels human understanding. It is human nature to try to comprehend how the world around us works. It began with Galileo and his telescope and question that status quo. Followed by Newton creation of calculus and physics allowing human to understand gravity. Each of these scientific achievements gave society a better understanding about the world around them. Millikan later discovered that the electron possessed a negative charge as seen in the Electric Surfing. These general rules of the universe are important because the serve as foundation of philosophy. Humans have for a while found themselves searching for the meaning of life and what it means to exist which are some of the question that string theory and quantum thinking could one day explain to some extent.
2. What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
Eliminative materialism is when mystical phenomena become mystified due to scientific and technological advancement. For example in the era in which Galileo lived it was common knowledge that the earth was the center of the universe. Galileo later proved that to be incorrect thanks to his technological breakthrough of the telescope. Another example was the mathematical possibility of the existence of black hole and wormholes. Scientist in the early 20th century dismissed the existence of black holes as a mere mathematical novelty. Today, it is common knowledge that at the center of every galaxy there is a super massive black hole. Finally string theory at the moment is consider to be an untested theory and cannot be take as serious science, but as our technology improve and our understanding of the theory continues to grow a manifestation of this theory can be proven to be correct effectively making this an example of eliminative materialism.
Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day.