Is Philosophy relevant in the age of Science?
Zain Khan Live with Abdul Manan and Matt Ehret
In this interview on Zain Khan Live, Matt Ehret, and renowned Pakistani philosopher Abdul Manan explore the relationship of philosophy and science with a focus on the figures of Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Bertrand Russell.
How do these popular philosophers fail to bridge the gap separating these two worlds? Are Harris and Dawkins correct in asserting that a science of morality must replace all articles of faith? If science progresses towards states of perfectibility over time, then is there a guiding standard beyond cold utilitarianism that guides the creative scientist towards their discoveries? Most importantly, the question is asked: how is it that an understanding of the failures of false paths of thinking enhances one's own ability to both problem solve and tap into our innate potentials for creative reason?
Matthew Ehret is the Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Patriot Review , a BRI Expert on Tactical talk, and Senior Fellow at the American University in Moscow. He is author of the‘Untold History of Canada’ book series and in 2019 he co-founded the Montreal-based Rising Tide Foundation . Consider helping this process by making a donation to the RTF or becoming a Patreon supporter to the Canadian Patriot Review
Sorry...all the red logos and swirling effigies constantly twirling around, really detracts from listening to the speaker and watching how/what they are saying ~ good luck lol
In the human economy Philosophy (love or wisdom/ideas) might go in the head, and Science (cutting/splitting to pieces, the 'sci' root) might, like the word digestion, go in the abdominal cavity, the belly department. You can't reason with the belly, it just wants what it wants. Contrariwise, you can't become too positive about thinking because it always looks for a reason to turn you around to look the other way, and the belly has no interest for that. Science and Philosophy are two ends of a vehicle and the Soul (you) sits in the drivers seat of the heart. Science can't be taken seriously, and thoughts never go anywhere but around in circles. Science and Philosophy are either both relevant or both irrelevant (in a scientific age), to the Soul, you.