Even if we ignore the 'non-theoretical' knowledge which we acquire through experience (such as the knowledge of what something tastes like) and concentrate on theoretical knowledge, there is no good reason to think that physics can literally give the theory of everything. Here I want to be really pedantic. Although everything may be subject to physical law, not everything can be explained or described in physical terms. Physics has literally nothing to say about society, morality and the mind, for example - but of course these are parts of 'everything'.
There are no a priori obstacles to the scientific knowledge of the mind, but the scientific knowledge of the mind is not all the knowledge of the min… - Tim Crane
There are no a priori obstacles to the scientific knowledge of the mind, but the scientific knowledge of the mind is not all the knowledge of the min…
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I do think that philosophy and science are very different intellectual enterprises, but that does not mean that when we get knowledge from philosophy… - Tim Crane
I do think that philosophy and science are very different intellectual enterprises, but that does not mean that when we get knowledge from philosophy…
Music is one of my big interests - I once had a rather fanciful ambition to be a singer - and of course music is philosophically fascinating. What it… - Tim Crane
Music is one of my big interests - I once had a rather fanciful ambition to be a singer - and of course music is philosophically fascinating. What it…
Catholicism is the most philosophical branch of Christianity. - Tim Crane
Catholicism is the most philosophical branch of Christianity.
Would it be better if religions were to disappear? I have no idea. Since I do not have any confidence in the association of truth with virtue, I am n… - Tim Crane
Would it be better if religions were to disappear? I have no idea. Since I do not have any confidence in the association of truth with virtue, I am n…
If I was going to sum up my approach to this whole mind issue, I would say this: the question is often formulated in a very bad way - for example, by… - Tim Crane
If I was going to sum up my approach to this whole mind issue, I would say this: the question is often formulated in a very bad way - for example, by…
Since I don't believe in externalism, I don't think it can explain consciousness! - Tim Crane
Since I don't believe in externalism, I don't think it can explain consciousness!
I have a general moral: great philosophers may be great, but that is not a reason to follow them. Don't be a follower. Work it out for yourself. - Tim Crane
I have a general moral: great philosophers may be great, but that is not a reason to follow them. Don't be a follower. Work it out for yourself.
Taken as hypotheses, religious claims do very badly. Yet the striking fact is that this does not worry Christians. - Tim Crane
Taken as hypotheses, religious claims do very badly. Yet the striking fact is that this does not worry Christians.
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