Post by fengting on Jan 21, 2015 8:15:21 GMT
Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy?
One reason that it is so important to understanding physics and the general rules of the universe in understanding philosophy is that they are very similar in that they both question the existence of people and the core of humans’ lives and reasons for living. As the article by Andrea Diem-Lane, Quantum Weirdness: Spooky Physics, Einstein vs Bohr, Part 1 says, “Indeed, one could argue that the reason quantum theory is so baffling to understand is because it upends our deepest and most cherished ideas about what is real and what is not” (Diem-Lane). That just shows how the two are so connected. To understand physics, one must be able to ask philosophical questions, and to ask philosophical questions, one must be able to understand the way in which the world functions. Philosophy questions the mere existence of the world; it seeks to answer deep questions about how humans live. Physics is an important part to understand the answers philosophy gives.
What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
Eliminative materialism is the process of eliminating areas of science to determine the answer to a question. For example, as the video describes, if an idea cannot be answered by mathematics, then it is studied by physics, and if physics doesn’t answer the question, it is studied by chemistry. If Chemistry does not answer the question, then biology is looked at to answer the phenomena. If biology doesn’t answer the question, then psychology is looked at, and then sociology is looked at. Finally if none of these fields of study can answer the question, god must be the answer. An example of eliminative materialism would be eliminating the god in place of science, like eliminating the belief in Thor the god of thunder and replacing it with electromagnetic currents. Another example would be replacing the belief that spirits cause diseases with the idea that bacteria causes diseases. Another example is the replacement of the belief that little ghosts are controlling the body’s muscles with the concept of the central nervous system.
One reason that it is so important to understanding physics and the general rules of the universe in understanding philosophy is that they are very similar in that they both question the existence of people and the core of humans’ lives and reasons for living. As the article by Andrea Diem-Lane, Quantum Weirdness: Spooky Physics, Einstein vs Bohr, Part 1 says, “Indeed, one could argue that the reason quantum theory is so baffling to understand is because it upends our deepest and most cherished ideas about what is real and what is not” (Diem-Lane). That just shows how the two are so connected. To understand physics, one must be able to ask philosophical questions, and to ask philosophical questions, one must be able to understand the way in which the world functions. Philosophy questions the mere existence of the world; it seeks to answer deep questions about how humans live. Physics is an important part to understand the answers philosophy gives.
What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
Eliminative materialism is the process of eliminating areas of science to determine the answer to a question. For example, as the video describes, if an idea cannot be answered by mathematics, then it is studied by physics, and if physics doesn’t answer the question, it is studied by chemistry. If Chemistry does not answer the question, then biology is looked at to answer the phenomena. If biology doesn’t answer the question, then psychology is looked at, and then sociology is looked at. Finally if none of these fields of study can answer the question, god must be the answer. An example of eliminative materialism would be eliminating the god in place of science, like eliminating the belief in Thor the god of thunder and replacing it with electromagnetic currents. Another example would be replacing the belief that spirits cause diseases with the idea that bacteria causes diseases. Another example is the replacement of the belief that little ghosts are controlling the body’s muscles with the concept of the central nervous system.