Thursday 09-26-02
Theories of Reality
What is the truth?
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Things the class talk about.
What is reality and what is the truth. Is the
truth out there or not? And if there is no
such thing as the truth, than this
statement will be false because this
statement will not be true. However, the
statement it self proves the point of the
statement that states there is no truth,
including the statement it self. Perhaps
there is no absolute truth and is this true?
Nonetheless, contradictory seems to
shadow over the theories. Truth which
corresponds with reality-quality of beliefs
or statement seems to be the cause of
the light ball above my head to burn out.
Terms that was taught in class.
Metaphysic-theories of reality
Epistemology-theories of knowledge
Ethics-theories of value from right to
wrong
Logic- rules and reasoning
Skepticism-there is absolute truth but we
can never know it
Relativism-truth is relative to the
individual or society
Physics-study of nature by Aristotle
History
Pre-Socratics; Socratics the father of
Philosophy had a student name Plato
and Plato had a student name Aristotle
who wrote an book called Metaphysics.
Phlogiston-used to explain less weight in
fuel after combustion has negative
weight.
Why is there something rather than
nothing?
Bobby Ho