18 MAY 2012 by ideonexus Galileo on Empiricism
Lamenting the fact that if something philosophy asserts cannot be observed in nature, then why not abandon it?
Folksonomies: philosophy,empiricism
18 MAY 2012 by ideonexus God Gave Us Senses and Reason in Order to Use Them
Argument from Gallileo.
Folksonomies: religion,philosophy,reason
24 APR 2012 by ideonexus Mathematics Feels Real, but is Paradoxical
Real to the mathematician, paradoxical to the philosopher.
Folksonomies: mathematics,philosophy
24 APR 2012 by ideonexus Species Go Through the Same Stages as Individual Living Being
They grow, change, and die.
Folksonomies: religion,philosophy
24 APR 2012 by ideonexus It is Wrong to Compare Man's Pettiness to the Majesty of the Universe
Because we are comparing existence and meaning.
Folksonomies: philosophy,meaning,existence
28 MAR 2012 by ideonexus Euthyphro
Is something good because god commands it, or does god command it because it's good?
Folksonomies: parenting,philosophy,atheism
28 MAR 2012 by ideonexus Parenting Means Having Explanations at "A Moment's Notice"
So it's important for parents to have a strong philosophical ground and have spent time reflecting on issues.
Folksonomies: philosophy,parenting,atheism
28 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Do Not Extrapolate Macro-Philosophy from Quantum Phenomena
People try to infer that the uncertainty principle means we have free will, but the principle only applies to the behavior of electrons.
Folksonomies: philosophy,micro,macro,quantum
28 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Electrons Cannot Simultaneously Have Position and Velocity
If the characteristics cannot be measured, they do not exist; therefore, electrons cannot simultaneously have both position and velocity characteristics.
Folksonomies: philosophy,electrons,attributes
24 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Theoretical Physics is Philosophy
It has made more progress and provided more illumination that traditional philosophy.
Folksonomies: physics,philosophy