Post by courtney leos on Jul 6, 2015 5:52:11 GMT
1. Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy?
It is important to understand physics and the general rules of the universe when doing philosophy, because the google definition of philosophy is, “the study of fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline,” “a particular system of philosophical thought” and “the study of the theoretical basis of a particular branch of knowledge or experience.” The definition of physics is “the branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy. The subject matter of physics, distinguished from that of chemistry and biology, includes mechanics, heat, light, and other radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms” and “the physical properties and phenomena of something.” These two definitions coincide, because to understand philosophy- the study of literally everything around us and having to do with our world, you need to understand how those things came into existence which means understanding, or trying to understand physics.
2. What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
In the videos provided, “Eliminative Materialism 1” we learn that if something we cannot understand with math, you turn to physics, then chemistry, then biology, and if nothing else can explain it then it is “okay” to say god did it. Eliminative Materialism the process of trying to figure something that cannot be answered with just common sense, then if every science fails, we turn to another thing that cannot be explained ,God. Three examples of this would be Thor or any mythical figures, ghosts and spirits, as provided in the “Eliminative Materialism 2.”
It is important to understand physics and the general rules of the universe when doing philosophy, because the google definition of philosophy is, “the study of fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline,” “a particular system of philosophical thought” and “the study of the theoretical basis of a particular branch of knowledge or experience.” The definition of physics is “the branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy. The subject matter of physics, distinguished from that of chemistry and biology, includes mechanics, heat, light, and other radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms” and “the physical properties and phenomena of something.” These two definitions coincide, because to understand philosophy- the study of literally everything around us and having to do with our world, you need to understand how those things came into existence which means understanding, or trying to understand physics.
2. What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
In the videos provided, “Eliminative Materialism 1” we learn that if something we cannot understand with math, you turn to physics, then chemistry, then biology, and if nothing else can explain it then it is “okay” to say god did it. Eliminative Materialism the process of trying to figure something that cannot be answered with just common sense, then if every science fails, we turn to another thing that cannot be explained ,God. Three examples of this would be Thor or any mythical figures, ghosts and spirits, as provided in the “Eliminative Materialism 2.”