Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Metaphysics: Just Philosophical Nonsense?

"Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that studies the first principles of being, identity and change, space and time, causality, necessity and possibility.[1][2][3] It includes questions about the nature of consciousness and the relationship between mind and matter. (Wikipedia)"
  • What does this mean? Are such questions answerable?  If so, how? Can they be verified/justified?
Meta: "beyond" (link)
Physics: "matter and energy" (link)
  • How do we know IF there is anything beyond matter and energy? Where is the evidence?
Philosopher Massimo Pigliucci struggles to find any reason to salvage this discipline that has been humbled by the sciences. Click on the link below:


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Choose how you look at reality wisely. Yes, it is a binary choice.

Choose how you look at reality wisely. Yes, it is a binary choice.
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