Post by Victoria Ayala on Jul 29, 2016 19:48:44 GMT
Question 1
Physics and the general rules of the universe are important in doing philosophy because the very definition of philosophy is the study of fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. In Quantum Weirdness we read that for centuries the question what knowledge is pure thought able to give us a sense of perception. How can philosophers achieve pure knowledge without understanding the science behind the materials of our world and the universe?
There’s a great example of this quoted in the book where Russell discusses naïve realism. We think about certain objects like green grass. We see ourselves only looking at the object while physics observe the effects of the grass upon itself. We can’t truly have understood the object without examining it total effects. There are much deeper truths then what are minds sometimes tell us.
Question 2
Eliminative materialism is a position that stated that certain class of mental state does not really exist. They argue that If a concept isn’t able to be reduced to a biological level then it doesn’t exist. Psychological concepts such as behavior, experience, desire and love are examples of such concepts that are believed to be poorly defined and thus a poor theory. It’s believed that neuroscience will one day reveal that those concepts are not real and in the future will be eliminated from people’s thinking. They deduce that if the concepts cannot be explained by the academic disciplines then they are not real. Again, examples of eliminative materialism are concept like beliefs, desires, intends and love.
References
Diem-Lane, Andrea, and David C. Lane. Quantum Weirdness. Walnut, CA: MSAC Philosophy Group, 2014.
Eliminative Materialism, Part One, film
Physics and the general rules of the universe are important in doing philosophy because the very definition of philosophy is the study of fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. In Quantum Weirdness we read that for centuries the question what knowledge is pure thought able to give us a sense of perception. How can philosophers achieve pure knowledge without understanding the science behind the materials of our world and the universe?
There’s a great example of this quoted in the book where Russell discusses naïve realism. We think about certain objects like green grass. We see ourselves only looking at the object while physics observe the effects of the grass upon itself. We can’t truly have understood the object without examining it total effects. There are much deeper truths then what are minds sometimes tell us.
Question 2
Eliminative materialism is a position that stated that certain class of mental state does not really exist. They argue that If a concept isn’t able to be reduced to a biological level then it doesn’t exist. Psychological concepts such as behavior, experience, desire and love are examples of such concepts that are believed to be poorly defined and thus a poor theory. It’s believed that neuroscience will one day reveal that those concepts are not real and in the future will be eliminated from people’s thinking. They deduce that if the concepts cannot be explained by the academic disciplines then they are not real. Again, examples of eliminative materialism are concept like beliefs, desires, intends and love.
References
Diem-Lane, Andrea, and David C. Lane. Quantum Weirdness. Walnut, CA: MSAC Philosophy Group, 2014.
Eliminative Materialism, Part One, film