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- Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:28 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: What is this thing called science?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13572
Re: Hallo everybody
Why would you need to define what a "fact" is? If an experiment is performed in a systematic way or a proof is logical, isn't that all you need to care about? Well, yes, but I am unsure we can call something "fact" when we know it can be disproved in the future. What is logical and systematic today...
- Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:30 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: What is this thing called science?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13572
Russell's definition seems too general The focus of his introduction was to explain what Philosophy is, not science. For that reason, I think he can get away with a weak definition. I used it only as a preamble to my own definition. Considering 'All', I think that the knowledge that 'fire can burn ...
- Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:21 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: What is this thing called science?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13572
First part : My personal opinion. Well, Russell (indirectly) describes "science" as the realm of fact ("History of Western Philosophy", Introduction; "All definite knowledge belongs to science"). We then need a definition of "fact". I think "fact" is that which, after all other current theories hav...
- Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:21 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: Beyond Good and Evil
- Replies: 34
- Views: 14531
Re: Nietzsche Scholars
I thought part of the Nazi philosophy was based on a misinterpretation (if such a thing exists) of Nietzsche's ubermensch. Are we talking about different things, or are there conflicting theories about this?RachelAnn wrote:GBS's "ubermensch" was the anti-Semite, not Nietzsche's.
- Sat Oct 20, 2007 2:35 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Grettings!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5236
- Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:59 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: computer doo-dads
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2643
Sorry, I don't know anything about the philosophy of neuroscience. But; UNRELATED #1: Q. What the Heck is a "gamer?" An unhygienic computer user? A "gamer" is a person who plays computer games. A "gamer system" is generally a very powerful computer, because computer games require a lot of processing...
- Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:57 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Grettings!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5236
Thanks both. Now that you mention traveling, I should say I am about to embark on a 2-to-3 months backpacking trip through Patagonia this coming December. It is just my best friend and I and we want to keep away from the main cities as much as possible, instead mixing with the natives and hopefully ...
- Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:35 am
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: Apocatastasis
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2090
Apocatastasis
Some of you may be familiar with the theological theory of "apocatastasis". It states that all beings will ultimately be accepted into a Heaven (or equivalent) and Good and Evil will be reconciled. As a project for the English Extension 2 in high school (Sydney) I decided to write a short story (in ...
- Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:08 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Grettings!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5236
Grettings!
Hello, everybody. My name is Gabriel Ignacio Dain, 17 years of age. I'm finishing high school as we speak, with hopes of entering the University of Sydney studying Philosophy and either English or Linguistics next year. Having moved from Argentina to Australia a little over three years ago, I became...