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"The pluralistic form takes for me a stronger hold on reality than any other philosophy I know of, being essentially a social philosophy, a philosophy of 'co'"-William James
I wasn't in class Tuesday and I couldn't find my groups post for today so I just posted my own.
1. Who rejected Aristotles proof of God. (Ockham)
2. Do you think by using logic and reasoning that we could ever describe and understand reality?
i have no idea what is going on with our group posts etc. so i'll answer Jared's question.
I think that logic and reason *could* be used to understand reality- but it would have to be a universal understanding or awareness, and I am not sure that that is possible. I think many people struggle using logic and reason to rely on an explanation for the universe, but ultimately I think that whatever the explanation is- it is beyond worldly concepts like logic, and maybe that's why it is so hard for us to understand.
what is ockham's razor?? a principle that encourages to always seek a simple explanation over a complex one.
do you agree with ockham? do you think seeking a simply answer is better than trying to explain everything using logic and reasoning to explain our universe?
i have no idea what is going on with our group posts etc.
ReplyDeleteso i'll answer Jared's question.
I think that logic and reason *could* be used to understand reality- but it would have to be a universal understanding or awareness, and I am not sure that that is possible. I think many people struggle using logic and reason to rely on an explanation for the universe, but ultimately I think that whatever the explanation is- it is beyond worldly concepts like logic, and maybe that's why it is so hard for us to understand.
what is ockham's razor??
a principle that encourages to always seek a simple explanation over a complex one.
do you agree with ockham? do you think seeking a simply answer is better than trying to explain everything using logic and reasoning to explain our universe?