Taking a Look at Four-Dimensionalism

Characterization can be broad or it can stretched past the horizon, and Alice Walker stretched it and took it to a new dimension.

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle-ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area we call the 'Twilight Zone.' (Engel)

This shows how disturbing the universe can bring about physical

Fortunately as I found out, there is a way to understand the fourth dimension, but it will be primarily through mathematics, specifically geometry. I chose to write my paper on this because I take interest in having to think outside the box, and trying to understand certain things that may be debatable. Even one of the greatest minds of the earth, Einstein, took an interest in the fourth dimension, and his theory is that the fourth dimension consists of time. I will be taking a simpler approach since I am a 10th grade geometry student, and far from

The Knowledge Argument by Jackson is one of the main threats to Physicalism. Physicalism says that everything that is or could ever exist is ultimately physical in nature. The Knowledge Argument claims that there are truths about consciousness that cannot be deduced from the complete physical truth. Lewis’ response on the other hand, disagrees with the Knowledge Argument. In this paper I will address the Knowledge Argument and Lewis’ response to it.

The fourth theory is situational-centred views, this is different to most other personality theories, this is because they believe that behaviour depends on the situation and environment that you are in. For example someone outside of a sport may be shy but when playing a specific sport in a specific environment they may be loud and aggressive.

Hasker, W. (1983). Metaphysics: Constructing a World View. (1st ed.). Downers Grove: IL: InterVarsity Press.

The word “impossible” has been a controversial topic discussed for years by people who just explain why there is nothing more we can do. In the book, Physics of the Impossible, Michio Kaku takes multiple ideas and concepts from recent books or movies and he discusses how each of them could or could not exist in the future. Kaku is a theoretical physicist who attended Harvard after winning a scholarship there (preface xi). His passion for science began young in life when he entered and won a science fair, which was his inspiration (preface xi).

Parmenides argues that 1. It is and is not possible for something not to exist, 2. Something that is there in thought and through senses must exist. He believes that there are two paths one can follow. The path of error, trusting ones’ sensory inputs, and the path of truth, conclusion through reasoning and logical thought. His idea of change is for something that exists to not exist anymore, something that wasn’t is now. To conceptualize this picture a block of stone, a sculptor chisels it into a beautiful piece of art, the statue is still the same piece of rock, only in a different shape. Parmenides thinks that those who follow the path of error would argue that the stone did change, however he believes that their senses are deceiving them. The rock instead ceased to exist, and the beautiful sculpture came into existence. As a result of this belief, change is impossible due to the fact that something that has changed does not exist anymore, instead a new body is created with different properties. Zeno’s most famous example on why flux/flow are impossible his race paradox. Zeno lets a tortoise have a 5-minute head start on him and then tries

The term Platonism is used ambiguously throughout philosophical discourse. Under some renderings, it refers to the philosophy of Plato. However, the term platonism is more widely used in contemporary philosophy to describe the metaphysical view that abstract objects (that is, those that are non-spatial and non-temporal) exist (Piyong 206). Almost universally, the distinction between these two understandings lies in the capitalization of the letter “p” (that is, the distinction between Platonism and platonism). When the letter P is capitalized, the former denotation is in use, and when a lower case p is used, the latter denotation is in use. For the sake of congruency between my paper and widely accepted philosophical norms, I will be adapting these distinctions in my paper.

Singularities are wildly popularized in the science fiction world. In the CW's "The Flash", a speedster is introduced by the name of Barry Allen who runs as fast as lightning. Through the years, he gradually becomes faster until one day he reaches the speed of light and is transported into a different dimension. In the show, the trespassing are called "singularities" or "portals" to which Barry Allen visits different dimensions with possibilities of what his life could've been. Connecting the idea of rapidly falling through a black hole, past the event horizon and into a singularity-is there a possibility of entering into another dimension?

The book “Physics of the Impossible” was written by Japanese American theoretical physicist Michio Kaku. Kaku generally writes books about physics or physics related topics. Among his three New Work Times best seller, Physics of Impossible is one in which Kaku utilizes discourse of theoretical advancements to acquaint themes of basic material science with the reader. In this book, Kaku represents physics in various ways so that the reader understands the significance of physics and implement in his/her life. Kaku makes many references to physics by utilizing popular culture references, especially to books and films, for example, Star Trek, Back to the Future, Flash Gordon, The Fly, The Invisible Man, and more. Kaku utilizes these cases to

The theory of the Four Causes refers to an influential Aristotelian principle whereby the causes of movement and/or change are categorized allowing us to have knowledge of our existence and everything around us. Aristotle wrote that "we do not have knowledge of a thing until we have grasped its ‘why’, that is to say, its cause." He provided an account of the operation of various individual substances in the universe. Distinctions were made between things of two sorts: those that are contingent on something else’s movement and those that necessary in their own movement. Aristotle not only suggested a proper description of these but also attempted to answer particular questions such as ‘Why does this event happen?’ and ‘Why is this object as

“Metaphysics encompass the study of what is sometimes termed “ultimate reality”. As such, metaphysics raises questions about reality that go beyond sense experience, beyond ordinary science. Metaphysical questions involve free will, the mind-body relationship, supernatural existence, personal immorality, and the nature of being. Some philosophers question the very possibility of a reality

It is paradoxical to have a course, which revolves round the corrosiveness of faulted Western notions of time and its depiction through abstraction, identify itself with an abstract title but argue for the concreteness and tangibility of the portrayal of time and space. A Place Beyond Time does just that. Containing a vastly abstract title, A Place Beyond Time may at first glance appear to properly relate time as a tangent notion with space. Upon further contemplation, however, it becomes patent that A Place Beyond Time possesses a conspicuous absence present in its philosophy of aloofness from intangibility. And although the name of the course attempts to tackle and manifest the complications of abstract and concrete time, it is through its lack of definition and precision, lack of possession, and lack of sensation of repetition that A Place Beyond Time fails to properly capitalize on this dilemma.