So recently after watching so many trippy Nova Science Documentaries on Physics and the Universe I started posting throughout all the science reddit subs.
I learned absolutely incredibly trippy and interesting tidbits that I am forever grateful for.
In regards to Philosophy when I was doing undergraduate studies in the area I remember learning about Zenos Paradoxs, Philosophy of language, Philosophy of mind.
Zenos paradoxes made me much more aware of how I was thinking.
Very similar to Zenos paradoxes Philosophy of language made me realize that the very concepts and language I use can create problems in and of themselves.
Philosophy of mind though really went even further!
We learned how like being pinched although all physical reactions, touch of skin to skin, nerves firing, brain interpreting, etc. Still gives rise to an immaterial reality (feeling). And this brings up questions like how do physical and immaterial things have causality, etc.
It opened up how even now-a-days on things we think we have solved are completely open and how much of our "solved" relies on reductionism and eliminativism.
So with philosophy what are tidbits and things you have learned that were huge for you!!!
I'd love to see the magic of philosophy really shared here as I imagine like many these moments were transformative and made you really fall in love with the whole discipline :) \
WhichEdge t1_ir2tws1 wrote
Reply to /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | October 03, 2022 by BernardJOrtcutt
So recently after watching so many trippy Nova Science Documentaries on Physics and the Universe I started posting throughout all the science reddit subs.
I learned absolutely incredibly trippy and interesting tidbits that I am forever grateful for.
In regards to Philosophy when I was doing undergraduate studies in the area I remember learning about Zenos Paradoxs, Philosophy of language, Philosophy of mind.
Zenos paradoxes made me much more aware of how I was thinking.
Very similar to Zenos paradoxes Philosophy of language made me realize that the very concepts and language I use can create problems in and of themselves.
Philosophy of mind though really went even further!
We learned how like being pinched although all physical reactions, touch of skin to skin, nerves firing, brain interpreting, etc. Still gives rise to an immaterial reality (feeling). And this brings up questions like how do physical and immaterial things have causality, etc.
It opened up how even now-a-days on things we think we have solved are completely open and how much of our "solved" relies on reductionism and eliminativism.
So with philosophy what are tidbits and things you have learned that were huge for you!!!
I'd love to see the magic of philosophy really shared here as I imagine like many these moments were transformative and made you really fall in love with the whole discipline :) \
It is time for Philosophy to shine!! :)