Does God Exist?: William Paley and the Design Proof
The teleological or design argument proposes that the intricate order of the cosmos shows that a God designed it with a purpose in mind. William Paley uses the analogy of a watch to argue that a highly ordered and purpos..
Does Order of Operations Matter?
Algebra includes addition, subtraction, multiplication and division which are called operations. In an algebraic expression, these operations are completed in a certain order. The order of these operations is discussed i..
Does Science Give Us Truth?: Coherence Theory of Truth, The
A second general theory of truth that arises as part of idealism holds that truth comes from the way our various beliefs, thoughts and judgments cohere with each other. Coherence theory can be accused of leaving out exte..
Does Science Give Us Truth?: Conceptual Relativism
Conceptual relativism in many ways parallels the coherence theory of truth. The idea is that any representation of reality will always be influenced by the information available. There undoubtedly will be opposing points..
Does Science Give Us Truth?: Conflict Between Consensus Theories of Truth and Popper's Scientific Realism
Agreement in a community of scientists can also be taken as a measure of truth, a human-centered concept that Arthur Fine calls "consensus theories of truth." In looking at the shift from Sir Isaac Newton's theory of gra..
Does Science Give Us Truth?: Correspondence Theory of Truth and Scientific Realism, The
The correspondence theory of truth is considered the default position about truth. If a statement is true it is because it corresponds to some feature, some reality in the world independent of our ideas abut it. An appro..
Does Science Give Us Truth?: Instrumental Side of Pragmatism, The
Pragmatic criteria guided early creatures in evolutionary history toward those activities that would enhance their survival. Similarly, in its application to science, pragmatism or instrumentalism as its sometimes called..
Does Science Give Us Truth?: Pragmatism Theory of Truth, The
A third theory of truth known as pragmatism considers success to be the main marker of truth. In contrast with intellectualists who view truth as a stagnant property, pragmatists test the performance of a belief by seein..
Does Science Give Us Truth?: Quantum Mechanics Challenge to Theories of Truth: Bohr and the Instrumentalist View
One of the sharpest debates between the realist and instrumentalist views of science comes in relation to quantum mechanics, the theory of atomic and subatomic phenomena which led to breakthroughs in atomic energy, laser..
Does Science Give Us Truth?: Quantum Mechanics Challenge to Theories of Truth: Einstein and the Realist View
The realist side of the quantum mechanics debate is headed by Albert Einstein, the most eminent scientist of the era. Einstein proposes that if quantum theory breaks down categories such as space and time we should look ..