shadowind

i have a project for physics,
bascily i have to connect physics to another area of my life
are there any obvious or not so obvious connections from physics or science generally to philosophy? i think im going to talk about that. thanks in advance to anything helpfull.

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remember "for mere impulse of appetite is slavery, while obedience to a law which we prescirbe to oursleves is liberty"-rousseau: the concept of the general will "if we can not reconcile all opions, then let us endeavour to unite all hearts."-?"to be is to be perceived"-? "‘We can be as honest as we are ignorant. If we are, when asked what is beyond the horizon of the known, we must say that we do not know’-Robert G. Ingersoll

romansh

OK ... a tough one

connect free energy, enthalpy and entropy to life

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xexon

The ancient yogis were really the first scientists. They had an amazing comprehension of particle physics that modern scientists are only now beginning to discover.

The folks at CERN are looking for the "God Particle".

Maybe your project could comment on that?

http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html


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shadowind

thank you, im thinking about doing with programming perhaps instead of philosphy, its not set in stone yet.

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remember "for mere impulse of appetite is slavery, while obedience to a law which we prescirbe to oursleves is liberty"-rousseau: the concept of the general will "if we can not reconcile all opions, then let us endeavour to unite all hearts."-?"to be is to be perceived"-? "‘We can be as honest as we are ignorant. If we are, when asked what is beyond the horizon of the known, we must say that we do not know’-Robert G. Ingersoll

xexon

What is philosophy if not programming?

You are attempting to make the mind aerodynamic so that it can move with less effort through perception.

It must sail far beyond the sight of land to enter the realm of critical thought. Emotion will cloud the process, so passion must be controlled.

From a physics point of view, you could compare it with the refinement of gold.

Or even alchemy. Lead into gold.



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pseudonous

There is a philosophy of science you could look into, if you haven't already.

You also might consider linking physics with sports. e.g. Shooting hoops using an understanding of a parabola to get maximum distance/greatest height or hitting a baseball with a bat in connection with the moment arm - again thinking about maximum distance. Just a few quick ideas, have fun.

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Drizzling Blur

You could connect Physics to psyche. That could make a good topic IMO.

Been a Physics student myself for the past 4 years, I could also lend u some help

shadowind

thanks guys

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remember "for mere impulse of appetite is slavery, while obedience to a law which we prescirbe to oursleves is liberty"-rousseau: the concept of the general will "if we can not reconcile all opions, then let us endeavour to unite all hearts."-?"to be is to be perceived"-? "‘We can be as honest as we are ignorant. If we are, when asked what is beyond the horizon of the known, we must say that we do not know’-Robert G. Ingersoll

dameedna

Philosophy is a search for wisdom and an attempt at understanding the meaning of life.

Physics is also a search for meaning and understanding, not of the "spiritual" world, but of the quantum one.

Why does light act as a particle and a wave?

Why do we think what we think?

Philosophy and science used to be considered part of the same discipline, but when religion and science split, philsophy was still stuck in the middle with no-where to go.

It might be a bit heavy, but I think looking at how historically the two fitted together and how physicist today are quite the bunch of "particle" philosophers might be interesting.

Og

Modern religion seems to simply be science from 7000 years ago that got turned into a tool for social control.

NOTHING is outside the realm of physics. It describes all things.. It is not limited to material or spiritual. If spiritual has a definition, it can be understood and studied and that, by definition, is physics. It's the study of what exists.

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