I found this on Google.
"Science is considered an empirical, evidence-based discipline distinct from philosophy although it rests on philosophical foundations of how we acquire knowledge."
This is my contention: Then how do we trust what we "empirically" find? I know philosphy loves to ground and found and use axioms. I still do not understand how we can trust what we find through science.
Im a newbie to this group. Dearly love Philosophy. Not the smartest cracker in the bunch. So... I'm listening to John Searle's "Philosophy of Mind" Class on Youtube. How do I move past the introduction to this class when I'm already bumping on Prof. Searle's premises? He starts by saying the world "consists entirely of physical particles in their field of force. That's it." Well, why should I accept that? How do I accept any claims about reality/experience of reality? Including my own? How/why should I accept/think/believe my experiences/observations/perceptions/delusions/imaginings are even representative of any reality/true/actually exist, let alone anyone else's? Especially in science.. observing/measuring/studying/documentin were all developed to describe what we think/perceive/feel by us? But how do I KNOW???? HELP!
Im a newbie to this group. Dearly love Philosophy. Not the smartest cracker in the bunch. So... I'm listening to John Searle's "Philosophy of Mind" Class on Youtube. How do I move past the introduction to this class when I'm already bumping on Prof. Searle's premises? He starts by saying the world "consists entirely of physical particles in their field of force. That's it." Well, why should I accept that? How do I accept any claims by anyone's experience of reality? Including my own? How/why should I accept/think/believe my experiences/observations/perceptions/delusions/imaginings are even representative of any reality/true/actually exist, let alone anyone else's? Especially in science.. observing/measureing/studying/documentin were all developed by us? HELP!