Started by #360796 at 12,Feb,14 15:16
 | Any other philosophy majors? Bored and would like to hear others opinions on modern period of philosophy, personally I think Descartes is an intellectual paradox, at times he seems brilliant but at the same time I find myself wondering just how much drugs did this man do? |
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Excuse my expression.
'Whichever one is true.'
"Truth seeking" Isn't that justice?
The theory of relativity is based on science not philosophy.
"The fastest speed possible is the speed of thought"
The speed of light needs a eye to detect it ?
The philosophical view would be to say it is what's known at this time to be a 'universal speed limit' based on human experience because all the instruments to measure these things we use are built by humans.
Can science disprove philosophy ,can philosophy disprove science ?
All these things are based on human experience.
I don't know anything about empiricism ,rationalism.
I only know what I know and when I don't know I will be enlightened.
Philosophy and science are two things that go hand and hand, however using one to disprove the other would be a folly, as philosophy's main draw is it's ability to question everything and deny everything, whereas scientists, generally speaking, rely on many previous theories such as simple addition or complex rearranging of chemicals and such.
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You have to define "senses"
If I experience anger how do you classify that ?
It is an emotion for sure but I sense anger also
What does that fall into ?
Knowledge is the accumulation of thoughts and how you recall them.
So philosophy and science go hand in hand.
Which came first ?
Was it a philosophical question of man such as why I am here ?
Or was it a scientific question such as I am hungry I need to work out how to make a tool to slay an animal ?
Philosophy doesn't give you an definitive answer.
Science can give you a high probability of proving something that is tangible.
"The fastest speed possible is the speed of thought"
Is that a scientific statement or philosophical ?
Science does rely on previous theories but doesn't philosophy ?
Went a bit off topic but as I said I don't know anything about empiricism ,rationalism.
I will return with my ramblings of a fruitloop.
Keep up the good work
There's much debate, But I believe that we need to find ourselves and, more importantly, our limitations, and use the results to explore the outside or "external" world.
Sense perception, would go along the lines of Sight, hearing, taste, touch and sound. However among rationalism there are some very famous philosophers who first completely discredit all senses, the biggest or most famous being Rene Descartes.
Why am I here? Is a philosophical question, that many, through rationalism, empiricism, religion, and science, attempt to answer. The act of making a tool to kill an animal to get food, would fall into, in my opinion a gray area between the two, as a cave man probably wouldn't be interested, or have the capacity to know why a particular killing instrument works, aside from that it does.
Philosophy isn't as theory dependent as science, in my opinion, Because, truthfully, it's merely ones own observations, that doesn't rely on anything but your own knowledge, as, say, computer science relies on mathmatical formulas and theorems.
But there are more than just 5 senses in my humble opinion.
Sense perception is more than the traditional senses.
Some would argue that this a philosophical question.
But most would say it is a scientific question.
"Philosophy isn't as theory dependent as science, in my opinion, Because, truthfully, it's merely ones own observations, that doesn't rely on anything but your own knowledge, as, say, computer science relies on mathematical formulas and theorems"
But isn't science one's observations and those observations become knowledge ? ,surely that is why we do experiments ? To observe ?
And one's observations will lead to philosophical questions ?
Questions ,questions .........
I am sure he will correct me or explain himself in due course
PS Was that Philosophical of me .
Is he related to Phil Mycock or Pat Mygroin ?
~Abraham Lincoln...
Technically, the saying goes back to Biblical times, at least; see Proverbs 17:28. I've sometimes seen it linked to Socrates.
P.S. This is a joke (in case this post is taken seriously).
Agent Scully: "Mr. Simpson, it's a felony to lie to the F.B.I."
Homer: "We were sitting in Barney's car eating packets of mustard. You happy?"
You say Descartes is brilliant at times.
And you wonder how much he used drugs.
'Are you bothered by the fact he did drugs ?
Do you think he would still be regarded by you as an intellectual paradox if he hadn't taken any ?'
http //www.youtube com/watch?v=r3QZ2Ko-FOg
Also, I kinda love Vi Hart (pun?), creator of Doodling in Math Class....
http //www.wimp com/mathdoodling/
http //www.wimp com/squiggleinception/
[just put the punctuation in the appropriate positions]
I think he was a very naughty boy and he should have stuck with math.