Since their publications, theories in classical and modern physics have thoroughly studied the essence of matters. However, modern physical models only examined the change on the appearance of substances within its su...Since their publications, theories in classical and modern physics have thoroughly studied the essence of matters. However, modern physical models only examined the change on the appearance of substances within its surrounding space, and it has never involved the study of absolute space as models in modern physics did not endorse the existence of absolute space. This work put in question the theories of higher-dimensional Universe accepted in mainstream physics. In order to reignite discussions in the Essence of the Universe, the author proposed the hypothesis that the Essence of the Universe is the zero-dimensional space and that it does not change accordingly with the change in substances, and that space is only and solely space. This work explored the topic of a zero-dimensional Universe using Western and Eastern philosophical concepts and their derivatives. This work concluded that zero-dimensional space could be a possibility that should be further studied, that the <em>cause</em> and <em>information</em> of Intelligent Energy proposed by the author influenced the motion and change of substances, and that time and force were merely parameters that describe the state of matters.展开更多
Can distinct objects occupy the same region at the same time?If someone has not been exposed to professional philosophy,they would very likely reply,“No!If a statue is already there,of course I can't put my cellp...Can distinct objects occupy the same region at the same time?If someone has not been exposed to professional philosophy,they would very likely reply,“No!If a statue is already there,of course I can't put my cellphone,or another identical statue in that region at the same time!”However,as is normally proposed in philosophical seminar,if the statue was created on Monday,and the piece of copper from which it was made was not created on Monday,by Leibniz's Law,one comes to the conclusion that the two objects are distinct,yet coincide,that is,occupy the same region,at some time.In what follows,Proponents of the view that coincident objects are identical will be called monists;and supporters of the position that coincidents are distinct will be called pluralists.In this paper,I will canvass Sosa's version of pluralism—‘explosionism'—and Burke's monism-‘the dominant-sortal theory'.In section 2,I will introduce Sosa's doctrine by showing what his argumentation is,how he disposes of‘the grounding problem',and how his thesis can be accommodated with our common-sense judgments.In section 3,I will present Burke's monism by displaying how his theory accounts for the identity relation of the coincident objects,and how he construes the persistence conditions that the only existing object in a given location has.My main purpose in this paper is to show that the explosionist thesis could raise a challenge to Burke's monism,and then to offer a possible solution to this challenge by resorting to conceptual relativism.These tasks will be pursued in section 4 and 5 respectively.展开更多
The aim of the following essay is to find a semantic core pattern, characterizing its ontology or metaphysics, in the form of thinking that emerged in the work of Descartes, spread and was modified through Spinoza and...The aim of the following essay is to find a semantic core pattern, characterizing its ontology or metaphysics, in the form of thinking that emerged in the work of Descartes, spread and was modified through Spinoza and Leibniz, and became the panorama of science-oriented philosophies constituting the implicit or explicit underpinnings of contemporary thinking, research, and debate, especially in relation to the study of meaning and mind.展开更多
文摘Since their publications, theories in classical and modern physics have thoroughly studied the essence of matters. However, modern physical models only examined the change on the appearance of substances within its surrounding space, and it has never involved the study of absolute space as models in modern physics did not endorse the existence of absolute space. This work put in question the theories of higher-dimensional Universe accepted in mainstream physics. In order to reignite discussions in the Essence of the Universe, the author proposed the hypothesis that the Essence of the Universe is the zero-dimensional space and that it does not change accordingly with the change in substances, and that space is only and solely space. This work explored the topic of a zero-dimensional Universe using Western and Eastern philosophical concepts and their derivatives. This work concluded that zero-dimensional space could be a possibility that should be further studied, that the <em>cause</em> and <em>information</em> of Intelligent Energy proposed by the author influenced the motion and change of substances, and that time and force were merely parameters that describe the state of matters.
文摘Can distinct objects occupy the same region at the same time?If someone has not been exposed to professional philosophy,they would very likely reply,“No!If a statue is already there,of course I can't put my cellphone,or another identical statue in that region at the same time!”However,as is normally proposed in philosophical seminar,if the statue was created on Monday,and the piece of copper from which it was made was not created on Monday,by Leibniz's Law,one comes to the conclusion that the two objects are distinct,yet coincide,that is,occupy the same region,at some time.In what follows,Proponents of the view that coincident objects are identical will be called monists;and supporters of the position that coincidents are distinct will be called pluralists.In this paper,I will canvass Sosa's version of pluralism—‘explosionism'—and Burke's monism-‘the dominant-sortal theory'.In section 2,I will introduce Sosa's doctrine by showing what his argumentation is,how he disposes of‘the grounding problem',and how his thesis can be accommodated with our common-sense judgments.In section 3,I will present Burke's monism by displaying how his theory accounts for the identity relation of the coincident objects,and how he construes the persistence conditions that the only existing object in a given location has.My main purpose in this paper is to show that the explosionist thesis could raise a challenge to Burke's monism,and then to offer a possible solution to this challenge by resorting to conceptual relativism.These tasks will be pursued in section 4 and 5 respectively.
文摘The aim of the following essay is to find a semantic core pattern, characterizing its ontology or metaphysics, in the form of thinking that emerged in the work of Descartes, spread and was modified through Spinoza and Leibniz, and became the panorama of science-oriented philosophies constituting the implicit or explicit underpinnings of contemporary thinking, research, and debate, especially in relation to the study of meaning and mind.
