Post by terenceip91 on May 9, 2015 7:19:36 GMT
Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy?
I believe philosophy is a science like physics. They are both ways to understand and give definition to the rules of the universe. Philosophy is the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence where as physics is defined as the branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy. They both deal with understanding why certain things occur and how they happen. For example, on page 1 of Quantum Weirdness, "what is truly real? And how do we know?" There is a philosophical and scientific way of answering this question and sometimes they just don't agree. That is why it is also said on page 1 "Indeed, one could argue that the reason quantum theory is so baffling to understand is because it upends our deepest and most cherished ideas about what is real and what is not". I also believe that it is important to understand physics and that will assist is in our philosophical ideas.
I believe philosophy is a science like physics. They are both ways to understand and give definition to the rules of the universe. Philosophy is the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence where as physics is defined as the branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy. They both deal with understanding why certain things occur and how they happen. For example, on page 1 of Quantum Weirdness, "what is truly real? And how do we know?" There is a philosophical and scientific way of answering this question and sometimes they just don't agree. That is why it is also said on page 1 "Indeed, one could argue that the reason quantum theory is so baffling to understand is because it upends our deepest and most cherished ideas about what is real and what is not". I also believe that it is important to understand physics and that will assist is in our philosophical ideas.