IN MY VIEW WHAT ABOUT YOU Science is the century-old endeavour - TopicsExpress



          

IN MY VIEW WHAT ABOUT YOU Science is the century-old endeavour to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible phenomena of this world into as thorough-going an association as possible. To put it boldly, it is the attempt at a posterior reconstruction of existen ce by the process of conceptualisation. Science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value judgements of all kinds remain necessary. As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 18:17:01 +0000

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