Post by zsu3 on Jan 21, 2015 21:43:23 GMT
Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy?
From the movie "History of Western Philosophy，"I understand that Philosophy can be many things. Physics and the general rules of the universe are talking about our life; it explains how thing happen. I recognized that physics is a part of philosophy. Why we need to learn physics and why the general rules of the universe are existed? Because we want to better understand our life. For example, Isaac Newton who is one of the most famous Physicist in the world he found the gravity when he was 23rd years old. Newton discovered the universal gravitation philosophical because he wanted to know what made the apple dropped out from the tree. Newton's discovery of universal gravitation is really difficult because gravity can not see and touch. However, Newton had done many experience and calculated the formula of gravitation. Physical is a tool of philosophy, and let people understand the world.
What is eliminative materialism?
In my opinion, eliminative materialism is proved by science and explains the mystical phenomena are not existed from physical, biology, and chemistry. There are many myths and superstition in the ancient time, and people may think God or devil did that because science can not explain the mystical phenomena at that time or people did not have enough knowledge prove it. Many years later, when the people increase more knowledge to figure out the mystical phenomena by science, the old idea is instead by the new idea. From YouTube’s video example, people believe that “Thor” is the thunder God who release thunder in the heaven long time ago. However, with the development of science and technology, the scientists have done many experience and concluded thunder is produced while it is rainy because rainy would release electricity and becomes thunder in the cloud. This myth of “Thor” is overturned by science.
From the movie "History of Western Philosophy，"I understand that Philosophy can be many things. Physics and the general rules of the universe are talking about our life; it explains how thing happen. I recognized that physics is a part of philosophy. Why we need to learn physics and why the general rules of the universe are existed? Because we want to better understand our life. For example, Isaac Newton who is one of the most famous Physicist in the world he found the gravity when he was 23rd years old. Newton discovered the universal gravitation philosophical because he wanted to know what made the apple dropped out from the tree. Newton's discovery of universal gravitation is really difficult because gravity can not see and touch. However, Newton had done many experience and calculated the formula of gravitation. Physical is a tool of philosophy, and let people understand the world.
What is eliminative materialism?
In my opinion, eliminative materialism is proved by science and explains the mystical phenomena are not existed from physical, biology, and chemistry. There are many myths and superstition in the ancient time, and people may think God or devil did that because science can not explain the mystical phenomena at that time or people did not have enough knowledge prove it. Many years later, when the people increase more knowledge to figure out the mystical phenomena by science, the old idea is instead by the new idea. From YouTube’s video example, people believe that “Thor” is the thunder God who release thunder in the heaven long time ago. However, with the development of science and technology, the scientists have done many experience and concluded thunder is produced while it is rainy because rainy would release electricity and becomes thunder in the cloud. This myth of “Thor” is overturned by science.