THEORY OF REALITYMetaphysics
PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy is the science of the logical foundation of all knowledge
It is the first logical science Philosophy is the highest generalization
which scientific research suggest. It consist of great unifying truth, the science
of sciences.
PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy is: (a) the attempt to acquire knowledge (b) by rational means (c) about topics that do not seem amenable to empirical investigation.
Condition (a) distinguishes philosophy from creative disciplines such as literature or music. (b) distinguishes philosophy from mysticism and some varieties of religion. (c) distinguishes philosophy from the empirical sciences.
METAPHYSICS
The study of logical foundation of science or of the real
The theory of reality or the highest generalization regarding the real warranted by our present knowledge
(Compared to Theory of Ideal or ethics and aesthetics)
THEORY OF REALITY
What kinds of things exist? How many kinds of things are there? How are they related to one another? (E.g.:
do minds exist? Numbers? God? Forms?)
NATURE OF INFORMATION
See without knowing (dog watching a machine) is not information
See with knowing ( Dr seeing a patient) is information
NATURE OF TRUTH
Information may be true or false To know something is the subject believes it to
be true
THE NATURE OF PROPOSITION
X implies Y means: “if X then Y” if X is true, so is Y; If Y is false, so is X; But X may be false and Y still be true
For example, if two sides of a triangle are equal, their
opposite angles are equal. If the volume of a gas decreases, its
pressure will increase If a body moves in empty space, it will
move in a straight line with uniform velocity
WHAT IS A PROPOSITION
KNOWLEDGE OF PROPOSITION