PHL210Y1 Lecture : Sept 21st
Document Summary
Two authorities aristotle and scripture- attempts to reconcile the two. Revolution gave a break from aristatilian physics, different laws of motion, structure of the universe. Challenges to scholasticism (attempt to reconcile christian theology with aristotle): Dispute about the nature of evidence and explanation: 2:physical laws and measurable proprieties vs divine purpose. Emphasis on mathematical evidence and observation, arrive at scientific knowledge with mathematical reason and observation through experimentation. Physical laws and measurable properties derived from mathematical reasoning and experiments. Aristotle"s causal view- material, formal, efficient cause- the ultimate is the final cause. That notion is taken out of the physics of the 17th c replaced with a more localized view. Changing science comes with a change in the source and criteria of knowledge. The basis of knowledge needs to be re-evaluated in order to achieve a reconciliation. Philosophical inquiry needs to deal with the philosophical implications of the new scientific method. 1: importance of experiment and sense of experience.
