Sublime

This is possible because understanding does not depend on knowing a lot of facts as such, but on having the right concepts, explanations and theories.

Both are seeking universal, objective truth.

Nevertheless, deeper reflection on the role of human imagination reveals its fundamental role. Put simply, the earth could not support as many people as it does today if humans had not invented the concept of government from our basic experiences of family life, or the concept of money from our experiences trading small and precious objects. All go

“Every Good Regulator of a System Must Be a Model of That System.”

In science the object of the exercise is not to find a theory that will, or is likely to, be deemed true for ever; it is to find the best theory available now, and if possible to improve on all available theories.

the nature

After my yarns with Percy, I begin to see the uncertainty principle not as a law but as an expression of frustration about the impossibility of achieving godlike scientific objectivity.

For even in purely practical applications, the explanatory power of a theory is paramount and its predictive power only supplementary.

What is not accepted by most philosophers is that this process is justified. Let me explain.