Post by benny on Mar 23, 2016 11:59:57 GMT
1. Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy?
Take Einstein-Bohr debate again as an example. If everything in the world follows certain orders and can be predicted as Einstein suggests, it might lead to a sense of materialism, which suggests what we are doing, thinking and being, is just a results of a combination of rules (like physics, psychology, chemical reaction in brain), and does it mean that we can somehow change (though it might be a slight change) if we understand the rule? And does it mean that human being is just governed by simulation and reaction of complex chemical in brain and other tissues, which interprets that human has no free will at all (including those who understand that human has no free will at all are just “determined” to think in this way).
Let’s consider another example. By studying physics, we know that colour is due to different wavelength of magnetic wave reflected by the object; pressure is the repulsive force given by an object; sound is the vibration of air or other matter. All human sensory, which is one of the major ways in understanding the world, relies on the ability to be stimulated by magnetic wave, repulsive force, vibration of air etc (known as empiricism). But as a blind people, he cannot “see” things and their understanding of knowledge might not be as complete as we does. So, does it mean that impaired people do not know that truth? Or, even though most people are healthy people without impairment, does we lack of some kind of organ that can detect other stimulation? Are we, just like blind people, incapable of knowing the whole truth because we lack of something? Is there any other way, which does not rely on sensory stimulation knowing the truth? Like rational thinking as suggested by rationalism?
2. What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
It means that if we cannot understand or explain a phenomenon by science law (like mathematics, physics) or reasons, it must be the product by god.
First example is the natural disease is the punishment by gods to human in the past, rather than the bacteria and virus.
Second example is the sword putting next to Jeanne la Pucelle is the revelation by god to her to defeat the English army, rather than a careless man dropping it.
Third example is that the spirit and ghosts exist, rather than hallucina
Take Einstein-Bohr debate again as an example. If everything in the world follows certain orders and can be predicted as Einstein suggests, it might lead to a sense of materialism, which suggests what we are doing, thinking and being, is just a results of a combination of rules (like physics, psychology, chemical reaction in brain), and does it mean that we can somehow change (though it might be a slight change) if we understand the rule? And does it mean that human being is just governed by simulation and reaction of complex chemical in brain and other tissues, which interprets that human has no free will at all (including those who understand that human has no free will at all are just “determined” to think in this way).
Let’s consider another example. By studying physics, we know that colour is due to different wavelength of magnetic wave reflected by the object; pressure is the repulsive force given by an object; sound is the vibration of air or other matter. All human sensory, which is one of the major ways in understanding the world, relies on the ability to be stimulated by magnetic wave, repulsive force, vibration of air etc (known as empiricism). But as a blind people, he cannot “see” things and their understanding of knowledge might not be as complete as we does. So, does it mean that impaired people do not know that truth? Or, even though most people are healthy people without impairment, does we lack of some kind of organ that can detect other stimulation? Are we, just like blind people, incapable of knowing the whole truth because we lack of something? Is there any other way, which does not rely on sensory stimulation knowing the truth? Like rational thinking as suggested by rationalism?
2. What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
It means that if we cannot understand or explain a phenomenon by science law (like mathematics, physics) or reasons, it must be the product by god.
First example is the natural disease is the punishment by gods to human in the past, rather than the bacteria and virus.
Second example is the sword putting next to Jeanne la Pucelle is the revelation by god to her to defeat the English army, rather than a careless man dropping it.
Third example is that the spirit and ghosts exist, rather than hallucina