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Comment on Physicist Lawrence Krauss: Science Can Dissolve Metaphysics by Robert M Ellis

Robert M Ellis — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:51:21 +0000

There seems to be a basic reflection missing here on the distinction between science and philosophy. Science justifies its generalisations based on finite observations. The aspects of the universe observed by science are practically infinitesimal compared to what has not been observed – a point which just by itself seems to make scientific claims to have discovered ‘laws of nature’ – and hence determinism – massively arrogant. If philosophy sticks to a balanced critical function rather than indulging in speculative metaphysics, then it can help us reflect on the limitations of science and keep human over-statement in check. So it is philosophy that dissolves metaphysics, not science. Science merely offers us useful positive, but limited, information. Philosophy as a whole should also not be identified with metaphysics, however much certain schools of philosophy may implicitly rely on it.

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Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:13:48 +0000

[...] new non-experts who need the institutional ethos provided by half-understood technology – cf. academia, social media utopianism in – political mobile ads are in this season: Geo-targeted mobile advertising, which made its [...]

Comment on What Can Experiments Tell Us About Heidegger’s Being-Toward-Death Speculation? by Physicist Lawrence Krauss: Science Can Dissolve Metaphysics | Icon Index Symbol

Physicist Lawrence Krauss: Science Can Dissolve Metaphysics | Icon Index Symbol — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:54:04 +0000

[...] to empirical investigation. Heideggerian speculation on how Dasein orients itself towards death is arguably a good example of this dynamic. There are now ways to measure – for instance – the degree to which [...]

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A Reminder About Genre, Courtesy Of Transformers 3 | Icon Index Symbol — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:08:07 +0000

[...] artistic dynamics of the playwright’s interpretation and of imitation as such. In any case, yet another theoretical question that’s become amenable to empirical [...]

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Walking Dead Season 2 Facebook Post Is Kind Of Brilliant | Icon Index Symbol — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:45:04 +0000

[...] less all wrong. It doesn’t drive revolutions, it won’t end formal academic review, it can’t “feed a billion hungry people,” and there are no real prospects for radical digital [...]

Comment on No, Of Course Social Media Won’t Replace Science Journalism. Or Science Journals. Or Science Communication. by Walking Dead Season 2 Facebook Post Is Kind Of Brilliant | Icon Index Symbol

Walking Dead Season 2 Facebook Post Is Kind Of Brilliant | Icon Index Symbol — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:43:56 +0000

[...] claims made about social media are more or less all wrong. It doesn’t drive revolutions, it won’t end formal academic review, it can’t “feed a billion hungry people,” and there are no [...]

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Walking Dead Season 2 Facebook Post Is Kind Of Brilliant | Icon Index Symbol — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:37:59 +0000

[...] formal academic review, it can’t “feed a billion hungry people,” and there are no real prospects for radical digital democracy. Social media hasn’t even really reshaped how businesses work [...]

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Walking Dead Season 2 Facebook Post Is Kind Of Brilliant | Icon Index Symbol — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:37:44 +0000

[...] or less all of the celebratory claims made about social media are more or less all wrong. It doesn’t drive revolutions, it won’t end formal academic review, it can’t “feed a billion hungry [...]

Comment on Jay Rosen Is Wrong: “Twitter Revolution” And “Facebook Revolution” Cyber-Utopians Really Do Think It’s That Simple by tomslee

tomslee — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:48:19 +0000

I missed this post when it came out, but congratulations on it anyway. The two-step of creating a bold claim of “digital disruption” for branding purposes, and then stepping back to say “we’re very nuanced really” has been played out elsewhere. The Long Tail means that everything changes, until it’s challenged, when it just means a slight an nuanced modification of the status quo. Good to see you call it out so effectively.

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Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:39:09 +0000

[...] will be able to slip in and out of racial and sexual identities”), and now social media (this nonsense). The claim that this time things will be different is beginning to wear a little [...]