do any philosophers accept chaos theory ?
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do any philosophers accept chaos theory ?
I keep coming back to chaos theory, from mathematics, and 'cause and effect' etc. etc.
Do any philosophers base their writings on chaos theory, it seems pretty new, and hard to accept, for most people, so have not heard of anyone who has in in their great philosophy.
please advise
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Do any philosophers base their writings on chaos theory, it seems pretty new, and hard to accept, for most people, so have not heard of anyone who has in in their great philosophy.
please advise
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Re: do any philosophers accept chaos theory ?
sounds awfully Dionysian ...
check out Nietzsche's birth of tragedy
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check out Nietzsche's birth of tragedy
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Re: do any philosophers accept chaos theory ?
What do you mean by 'chaos theory'?
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Re: do any philosophers accept chaos theory ?
There are no problems with this idea being acceptable to philosophy.
It is a deterministic theory which establishes that predictability is not easy.
Thus it stands in support of a determinist position against those who would attack it on grounds of the difficulties of prediction and the assertion of pure randomness.
It is a deterministic theory which establishes that predictability is not easy.
Thus it stands in support of a determinist position against those who would attack it on grounds of the difficulties of prediction and the assertion of pure randomness.
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Re: do any philosophers accept chaos theory ?
No it does not!Impenitent wrote:sounds awfully Dionysian ...
check out Nietzsche's birth of tragedy
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It sounds nothing at all like it.
Nietzsche would turn in his grave at such a banal association.
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Re: do any philosophers accept chaos theory ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollonian ... .27s_usagechaz wyman wrote:No it does not!Impenitent wrote:sounds awfully Dionysian ...
check out Nietzsche's birth of tragedy
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It sounds nothing at all like it.
Nietzsche would turn in his grave at such a banal association.
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Re: do any philosophers accept chaos theory ?
http://www.imho.com/grae/chaos/chaos.htmlArising_uk wrote:What do you mean by 'chaos theory'?
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Re: do any philosophers accept chaos theory ?
I'm way ahead of you.Impenitent wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollonian ... .27s_usagechaz wyman wrote:No it does not!Impenitent wrote:sounds awfully Dionysian ...
check out Nietzsche's birth of tragedy
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It sounds nothing at all like it.
Nietzsche would turn in his grave at such a banal association.
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What do YOU think makes this relevant?
Re: do any philosophers accept chaos theory ?
Other than offering an excuse to hand-wave, how does chaos theory support realism about determinism?chaz wyman wrote:Thus it stands in support of a determinist position against those who would attack it on grounds of the difficulties of prediction and the assertion of pure randomness.
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I can see that chaz commented but he is in my foes, and hence, his comments hidden from me
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Re: do any philosophers accept chaos theory ?
More fool you then.JasonPalmer wrote:I can see that chaz commented but he is in my foes, and hence, his comments hidden from me
You may continue to hide behind your fear, but you don't get Brownie points for chipping up and telling people you are cowering behind the 'ignore' facility.
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Re: do any philosophers accept chaos theory ?
No, I said what do you mean by it? I understand that its finding mathematical algorithms for previously thought unsolvable complexity in both the real and mathematical worlds.JasonPalmer wrote:http://www.imho.com/grae/chaos/chaos.html
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Is this an argument?JasonPalmer wrote:
http://www.imho.com/grae/chaos/chaos.html
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that so many factors are at play, that one can not predict the future,the past or ever really know the present
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Science thrives on reducing certain factors to manageable limits within experimental conditions to more easily predict and retrodict chains of cause and effect. It is by this method that we can rely on deterministic principles, and by extension come to realise the massive complexity that despite determinism makes it so hard to understand events.JasonPalmer wrote:that so many factors are at play, that one can not predict the future,the past or ever really know the present