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Nt1310 Unit 1 Research Paper

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1) Philosophy is dead because philosophy has not kept up with modern developments in science, particularly physics. Scientists have become the source of discovery in our quest for knowledge, (Hawking and Mlodinow, 2011: 1). Obviously, Hawking is a physicists, so seeing were he is coming from when saying this isn't impossible. Hawking could see philosophy not being a major element in science. Physics has intruded on philosophy. Philosophy used to be a field that had content, but then "natural philosophy" became physics. (krauss, Lawrence)Philosophers are stuck with a classical view of the world and have not kept up with modern physics. Corresponding to the classical view, objects continue at one place at one time and every object has a bold history. But that is not true, at least on the atomic level. Quantum mechanics says that subatomic act in ways that, according to the classical view, are impossible, coming in and out of presence as we detect them. Philosophy dependes on rational and logical thinking whereas science goes through trial and …show more content…

Here Hawking and Mlodinow are comparing psychics and philosophy. Which is saying the choice for theory-dependent understanding of reality over straightforward observation as final mediator. Plato believed there was only one real version of anything or basically the perfect version. Plato also believed that through deep thought and rational thinking someone can achieve genuine knowledge. Plato says the world is timeless and knowledge about world forms is genuine knowledge. Plato believed philosophers should rule the world because they seek out real knowledge and not just imitations of

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