Hi (socratus) Idealism is the belief that reality can be more accurately understood philosophically than scientifically. Theology is a similar belief, namely that reality can be more accurately understood philosophically than scientifically.
If you accept the philosophical-theological view, you need read no further. Although philosophy and theology do not deny the physicality, the laws and formulas, of the physical world, their explanations for how things "really' happen differs between philsopher-theologians and scientsts. Idealists were turned off by materialism's denial that there is no real difference between the mental and the physical world. So while they took science seriously, they took the philosophy of mind more seriously, in order to more correctly (though not necessarily more simply) to describe reality. that they adopted the idea that everything is mental in reality, and went on from there. For a more detailed answer, see below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I can't speak for all idealisms, but Leibniz considers the whole (or at least the essential components of) the physical world to have a corresponding mental representation of monads, Kant only how we perceive and think. With L, each of us can only perceive the phenomenal world ( what we see from our perspective). Both are anthropomorphic. Both separate the phenomenal world (what we can perceive) from the actual or "thing in itself" world. Both do not deny the existence of the "thing in itself" world, both accept science as it appears to be. The formulas, laws, etc. I say "appears to be" because L believes , like all idealisms, that only the mental world is the real one, although these two, unlike Berkiely, do not treat our phenomenal world as an illusion. You can still stub your toe, but the explanation for what happens is for these two entirely mental, while not sure what K says. But they both deal with those weevents from the viewpoint of philsophy of mind, only through descriptions of physical events using the languyage of mental events. But they deal with different turfs. K takes the phenomenol world and his philosophy of mind is essentially a very good and generally accepted teory of perception, [Roger Clough], [rclo...@verizon.net] 1/14/2013 "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." - Woody Allen ----- Receiving the following content ----- From: socra...@bezeqint.net Receiver: Everything List Time: 2013-01-13, 09:16:48 Subject: Re: Science is a religion by itself. Thanks. Is it possible to explain ' monads' of Leibniz or Kant's ' thing-in-itself ' from physical point of view ? Is it possible to explain the 'philosophy of Idealism ' using physical laws and formulas ? =. On Jan 13, 2:30?m, "Roger Clough" wrote: > Hi socra...@bezeqint.net > > Not exactly prove but explain: > > 1. means that there is an intelligence beyond the universe > 2. is not true according to Leibniz. Above is perfect, below is contingent. > 3. According to Leibniz, all existence is active (because alive) > 4. I have linked Leibniz to Sheldrake, and he speaks of morphic resonances. > 5. Is the principle of sufficent reason. > 6. Can't give a basis for this. > 7. same as 4. > > [Roger Clough], [rclo...@verizon.net] > 1/13/2013 > "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." - Woody Allen > ----- Receiving the following content ----- > From: socra...@bezeqint.net > Receiver: Everything List > Time: 2013-01-13, 01:22:32 > Subject: Science is a religion by itself. > > ? The Seven Hermetic Principleshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTFCpkrM2iI > =. > 1. The Universe is something Intellectual. > 2. As above, so below. > 3. From potential to active existence. > 4. Everything in the Universe can vibrate. > 5. Everything in the Universe has its cause. > 6. Everything in the Universe has its opposite. > 7. The Universe has its own rhythm. > > ?/ Hermes Trismegistus / > =. > Can these Seven Hermetic Principles be explained > ?y physical laws and formulas ? > > ===? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
