Thanks for replies :) What marmot and mathtutor were saying were generally what I have been trying to say about philosophy and science throughout this whole discussion.
That is the nature of the field, my friend. The beauty about philosophy is that it questions and criticises everything to the...
No no, the questions I have presented are an oversimplification and represent a small aspect of the discussion in ontology. I wanted to keep things as basic as possible so most people can read it. Zeno's paradox is a very famous discussion amongst ontologists. If you open any up-to-date...
Oh really? Why don't you PROVE that the universe speaks only in maths physics chemistry and biology? Where are your reasoning behind this? You can't just make a statement and say it is true. You have to justify it.
And I suppose human language is not part of the universe then? It must be just...
I wouldn't have to respond as much if there weren't an equal amount of criticisms to respond to :)
Yes, in fact what you are arguing is the standard solution in maths to Zeno's paradoxes. It argues that a converging infinite series has a sum, given that an infinite series has a limiting...
Yes, thank you for all the thoughtful replies maverick and duke but some of your statements are problematic. Let me explain why:
1)Zeno's paradox is an empirical question. Resolving it in mathematics doesn't prove that the problems with time and space associated with infinity is resolved...
It seems like the main complaint here against philosophy is that it is an unproductive endeavour, so I will address to this.
First, the nature and nurture issue:
The nature and nurture debate is still a very much controversial question in not just philosophy but across the medical field and...
Yes, in certain arguments of philosophy they are still looked at because their arguments, despite ancient, are still cogent and sound even in today's world. For example, we still use Newton's laws of motion to build rockets even though they are hundreds of years old and probably would still use...
I assume you are blaming the modern day philosophers here. And I take it you didn't mean ALL modern philosophers are full of hot air since it is obviously not possible to meet all philosophers in the world. So, whether if most philosophers are intellectually empty is an empirical question...
Don't know where you get that misinformation from.
Philosophy ISN'T about giving opinions, they don't give a DAMN about opinions. Philosophers care about the reasons behind a conclusion and they analyse them critically through use of logic. Simple as that - there is no trick about philosophy!
This is a useful website for advice on the kind of jobs you can get into with a PhD in Philosophy:
http://homepage.mac.com/mcolyvan/careeradvice.html If you think about life a lot Philosophy IS exactly what you need to study alongside with a science of your interest (e.g. psychology, physics...