Thursday, January 24, 2013

There is no universal truth

Philosophy and science are both human intellectual activities and a field of knowledge.
It doesnt have much similarities and vise versa, philosophy is far differ from science tough it is a branch of science.
philosophers are often disconnected from reality, and tend to argue what the world should be like, while scientist goal was to figure out what the world was really about, and all about experimentation.

I cannot think of anything to write about the article philosophy is not science, tough I've finished it and tend to think of something to reply but nothing is really coming out of my head.
maybe i didnt understand it well enough, but i did read it a couple of times.

Think and wonder, wonder and think



Philosophy and Ethics
The interesting thing about this subject is that there is no right or wrong, and it helps our brain function more often by thinking some philosophical questions, and by analyzing what is written in the newspaper, things said by superior people. Our cup is never full, we are always learning as long as we are living. and philosophy made us realize that there is no such thing as abnormal, maybe in our culture the practice of ones that is unacceptable to us is normal in other culture, and also everyone who's living in this wide nation has the right to stand out and prove himself. It is not the matter of color or what language you speak.
philosophy and ethics is the common subject for every student regarding which year level. It helps us to be matured when facing problems in our everyday living. to even understand better every article and chapter in our life, the answer to every question you've been seeking. As a student it is important to study philosophy and ethics because this is the perfect stage to absorb and apply everything you've learn. So that we can be a better and wiser person in the near future.
To reduce mistakes and regrets that we might make, to give us faith and hope to appreciate our surroundings , nature the peoples, and not to become a materialistic person instead, to give an equal treatment and perception the every living things and non living things.
we are suppose to love people and use things not use people and love things.
Oracle of delphi once answered that Socrates was the wises man of all. its because he admits he know nothing, and it is true that he is the wises because of what he said he is always willing to learn new things, and  he will be always open to hear everyone's opinion. unlike some superior people who sticks to their own knowledge and can not accept that the generation is different now everything has some how changed. 
and the only constant about this world is changing. so we will always be accepting new knowledge. 

Don’t judge me for my choices when you don’t understand my reasons.

There are may inspiring philosophers, Socrates who died for what he believe, but my ideal philosopher is B.F Skinner.

B. F. Skinner was born on March 20, 1904 in Susquehanna, a small railroad town in the hills of Pennsylvania just below Binghamton, New York. After attending Hamilton college, Skinner decided to become a writer. working as a bookstore clerk, he happened upon books by Pavlov and Watson. He found them impressive and exciting and wanted to learn more.In 1969 he published Contingencies of Reinforcement and two years later Beyond Freedom and Dignity which prompted a series of television appearances.

Skinner's main target in Science and Human Behavior (New York: Free Press, 1953), and also elsewhere, e.g. in Beyond Freedom and Dignity (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971), is what he calls "mentalism," namely the appeal to inner psychological phenomena in the explanation of human behavior. What is wrong with mental notions in the explanation of behavior?

he is a psychologist philosopher and a linguistic. he does not only help understand the ones behavior, but also has contributed a lot of theories of learning. a scientist and also a philosopher.

Empty your cup


Because philosophy has so many to say in so many aspects. therefore I did not only learn from one subject, philosophy teaches you more about how to think about issues than specific facts and ideas and this is ultimately much more valuable. but the moral lesson I have learned is that the universe has no absolute truth but of what you choose to believe and how you choose to see this world. The only ethics or morality is what we choose to impose upon ourselves

It changed the way how I see people now a days, not only for the racism but also the western country people why people prioritise those superior than them, why not help people with finance problem, the homeless, and the senior. It is heart broking to see an elderly woman told to get up and give the sit to a superior foringer from western country.

And somemes I wonder why we should go with the bad just because it is written in the law. like in china they have once this century that they can only have a child, because of the over populated. so many of them kill their fisrt born child if it is a girl. see isnt it more brutal and more againts to god.
going back to the topic, change is inevatable, so you just need to be pessimistic and catch up with the world by always thinking philosophically.
And by thinking philosophical we should always apply the critical thinking, by thinking more deeper to the answer and find any other solution that can fit that question. and every little details in our surrounding, alanyze it patiently, which is the best answer for the situation.
philosophers like to start with their conclusions, and work to prove them.