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I would say Questions are the greatest accomplishments of philosophy. There are many questions out there, the meaning of life, where we came from, what happens
by fnid 17y ago
I would say Questions are the greatest accomplishments of philosophy. There are many questions out there, the meaning of life, where we came from, what happens when we die. These are philosophical questions in origin.
Philosophy is the birth of inquiry. Science is the attempt to find the rational answer.
- pbhjpbhj 17y agoAnd when we show there is no rational answer that is discoverable ...
- foldr 17y agoTo which questions?
- unalone 17y agoI know, right? Like when we know there was no rational answer for the weather so we said gods did it. Silly scientists not realizing we haven't learned anything in the last five thousand years. They refuse to admit that it's impossible to find new answers to questions.
- pbhjpbhj 17y agoI was thinking more about application of Godels Incompleteness Theorem or the Church-Turing Hypothesis or even to take a more basic consideration Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle. Based on the standard scientific and logical axioms the cause of the progression of weather is quite discoverable except that the chaotic nature makes it practically (at present at least) unpredictable. Perhaps you believe the world is entirely Newtonian?? I await your answer with baited breath.
- foldr 17y ago>Philosophy is the birth of inquiry. Science is the attempt to find the rational answer. I think that's a little harsh on philosophy. Scientists don't have a monopoly on rationality. There are many areas of philosophy (e.g. moral philosophy) where scientific methods are far from sufficient (though useful), but where we still benefit from clear and rational thinking.