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  • What we Say VS What we Mean
    2024/08/13

    What we Say VS What we Mean; Deconstruction, developed by Jacques-Derrida, is a method of analyzing-texts that reveals contradictions and challenges fixed meanings. It critiques binary-oppositions and traditional metaphysical-concepts, emphasizing the fluidity and instability of language-and-meaning.

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    13 分
  • The illusion of Hope
    2024/08/11
    Hope can motivate individuals and provide emotional fortitude. However, it can also lead to unrealistic expectations and cognitive biases, making balance with realism crucial for mental well being and goal achievement.
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  • Magic of the Mind
    2024/08/11

    Human imagination, Magic of the Mind. This mental ability enables problem-solving, creativity, and innovation, and driving human progress.

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  • Know Less, See More
    2024/08/10

    The Uncertainty Principle, also known as Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle, is a concept in quantum mechanics. Formulated by the German physicist Werner Heisenberg in 1927, it states that there is a limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties, such as position and momentum, can be simultaneously known. In simpler terms, the more accurately we know the position of a particle, the less accurately we can know its momentum, and vice versa. This principle highlights the inherent limitations in measuring quantum systems and is a key feature distinguishing quantum mechanics from classical physics.

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  • Do Objects Hold the Future?
    2024/08/09

    Dispositionalism is a view that suggests the properties of objects are not intrinsic to them but are instead dispositions or potentialities. In other words, an object's properties are determined by how it would behave under specific conditions. Dispositionalism suggests that the essence of an object lies not in its present state, but in its potential behavior under specific conditions. In this sense, objects can be seen as carrying the blueprint for their future actions. A glass, for instance, doesn't just exist as a glass; it carries the disposition to shatter if dropped. This potential, or disposition, is as much a part of the glass's identity as its current shape and transparency.

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  • Does Language Limit our Logical Reasoning?
    2024/08/08

    The intriguing world of Logical Empiricism and its impact on our understanding of reality. Discover the precision of scientific language, the role of formal languages in mathematics and logic, and the challenges of translating everyday language into an empirical framework. Uncover major critiques, including Quine’s challenge to the analytic synthetic distinction and the limitations of the verification principle. Alternative perspectives like Pragmatism, Phenomenology, and Post-structuralism offer different insights into the relationship between language and reality. Contemporary developments in cognitive science and linguistics, the impact of paradigm shifts, the Sapir Whorf hypothesis, and the role of metaphors in scientific discourse.

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  • Can Science Explain the Soul?
    2024/08/07

    Neurophilosophy is an interdisciplinary field that bridges neuroscience and philosophy. It seeks to understand the relationship between the brain and the mind, exploring how biological processes in the brain relate to our mental experiences, consciousness, and behavior. Essentially, neurophilosophy asks questions like: How does the physical brain give rise to subjective experiences? Can neuroscience explain consciousness? How do neural processes relate to our sense of self and free will? By combining insights from both neuroscience and philosophy, neurophilosophy aims to shed light on some of the most profound questions about human nature.

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    12 分
  • How Real is Real? Ontology
    2024/08/06

    Ontology is a branch of metaphysics in philosophy that studies the nature of being, existence, and reality. It examines the categories of things that exist, their properties, and the relationships between them. Ontology asks questions such as "What exists?" "What does it mean to exist?" and "How do the different kinds of existences relate to each other?" It also explores concepts like identity, substance, and essence, aiming to understand the structure of the world at the most abstract level. In addition to its philosophical roots, ontology has been applied in various disciplines, including computer science, where it involves creating structured frameworks (ontologies) that define the relationships between concepts within a domain. This use in information science helps with data organization, retrieval, and interoperability. However, the philosophical study of ontology remains focused on more abstract questions about what kinds of entities exist, whether abstract objects (like numbers) or only physical objects, and how these entities can be categorized and understood.

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    12 分