Excellent description. I liked to recommend four lectures by Michael Polanyi, Chemist and Philosopher, from the early 1960s. He speaks about the larger context of what you present here. I've been listening to them the past week. I listen to a lecture, and immediately listen to it again. It is rich, deep, and unambigously clear.
Polanyi makes a lot of sense as he points to a flaw in our understanding of the world and specifically in science that has a philosophical origin. It is a reason why materialism cannot provide guidance of meaning. It is rooted in the idea that particulars, as the primary context for understanding, cannot show how the whole of things are connected together, nor what they mean.
Thank you for that recommendation Ed. It seems that most things I am thinking about you hage already thought about. Playing catch up here. Appreciate your support
Excellent description. I liked to recommend four lectures by Michael Polanyi, Chemist and Philosopher, from the early 1960s. He speaks about the larger context of what you present here. I've been listening to them the past week. I listen to a lecture, and immediately listen to it again. It is rich, deep, and unambigously clear.
Polanyi makes a lot of sense as he points to a flaw in our understanding of the world and specifically in science that has a philosophical origin. It is a reason why materialism cannot provide guidance of meaning. It is rooted in the idea that particulars, as the primary context for understanding, cannot show how the whole of things are connected together, nor what they mean.
Here's the Wikipedia entry where the audio files for the lectures can be found there. http://polanyisociety.org/wiki/McEnerney_Lectures_(1962)
Thank you for that recommendation Ed. It seems that most things I am thinking about you hage already thought about. Playing catch up here. Appreciate your support
Anthony
I prefer to think that we arriving at the same place from different directions. Thanks for the affirmation.