Tag Archives: metaphysics

Is everything said just an opinion? 

Posted on 3 June, 2019 by amartingarcia

Is everything said just an opinion?  Mostly yes, except for mathematics, which is not theory-dependent. If you are appalled on reading this, wait a second. 1) All scientific statements are theory-dependent and subject to further developments in the empirical sciences. … Continue reading →

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Two questions (relationships & eternity)

Posted on 19 July, 2018 by amartingarcia

1) How is one’s self related to other selves. This can be seen from two perspectives: 1) lower or empirical, and 2) higher or spiritual (I try to avoid the word ‘metaphysical’). I am not going to consider what Christianity … Continue reading →

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Philosophy vs science

Posted on 18 May, 2017 by amartingarcia

(From a discussion in Quora on science vs philosophy) http://www.advaita-vision.org/science-vs-philosophy-in-three-parts-part-i/#more-3988 — Max Planck: “I had always looked upon the search for the absolute as the noblest and most worth while task of science.”   M – ‘There are more things … Continue reading →

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Is metaphysics meaningful?

Posted on 2 July, 2016 by amartingarcia

Is metaphysics meaningful? – Question in QUORA Any hypothesis which predicts observations can in principle be tested scientifically. Take “metaphysics” to be the set of hypotheses about people and the universe which does not predict any observations, or none which … Continue reading →

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Conversation with ‘H’ – 4

Posted on 14 April, 2016 by amartingarcia

First, I agree with you concerning technical vocabulary (including Sanskrit!); it really is not required, normal English being sufficient for understanding, I should say, any subject matter, though there are terms from another language which don’t have a direct correspondence … Continue reading →

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Consciousness and artificial intelligence

Posted on 26 October, 2015 by amartingarcia

Artificial intelligence by computers unlikely to produce consciousness as the intimate and irreducible reality it is.
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The status of concepts in Plato and Shankara

Posted on 7 October, 2015 by amartingarcia

Parallel account of the ontological status of concepts in Plato and Shankara. Continue reading →

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Debate with a philosopher – and III

Posted on 1 July, 2015 by amartingarcia

The conflict between Western and Eastern philosophy, philosophy and science, logic and feeling exemplified in this debate. No resolution achieved. Continue reading →

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Metaphysics or spirituality (ll)

Posted on 23 August, 2013 by amartingarcia

What is known as metaphysics or spirituality (or non-duality – all of them one in essence) is evidently dressed up in words and concepts, words-which-encapsulate-concepts-which-refer-to-what-is real. The referent, reality, be it whatever it is, is  not a concept, although it … Continue reading →

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