scholarly journals What to Believe

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Michael Polanyi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Modern Science ◽  
Michael Polanyi ◽  
Student Christian Movement ◽  
The Way ◽  
Civic Morality

“What to Believe” is a brief, hitherto unpublished talk that Michael Polanyi gave at a spring 1947 conference of the Student Christian Movement in Manchester, UK. Polanyi criticizes the way in which modern skepticism undercuts Christianity and what he calls “civic morality” and also promotes a misleading account of modern science. Polanyi outlines and compares the ways in which believing and belonging underlie understanding in science, Christianity and “civic morality.”

The Modern Aristotle: Michael Polanyi’s Search for Truth against Nihilism

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Hoinski ◽  
Ronald Polansky
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Michael Polanyi ◽  
Contemporary Philosophy ◽  
The Face ◽  
Human Desire ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Theoretical Science

David Hoinski and Ronald Polansky’s “The Modern Aristotle: Michael Polanyi’s Search for Truth against Nihilism” shows how the general tendencies of contemporary philosophy of science disclose a return to the Aristotelian emphasis on both the formation of dispositions to know and the role of the mind in theoretical science. Focusing on a comparison of Michael Polanyi and Aristotle, Hoinski and Polansky investigate to what degree Aristotelian thought retains its purchase on reality in the face of the changes wrought by modern science. Polanyi’s approach relies on several Aristotelian assumptions, including the naturalness of the human desire to know, the institutional and personal basis for the accumulation of knowledge, and the endorsement of realism against objectivism. Hoinski and Polansky emphasize the promise of Polanyi’s neo-Aristotelian framework, which argues that science is won through reflection on reality.

scholarly journals The problem of nationalistic discourse in modern sociologic science

2013 ◽  
pp. 160-166
Author(s):  
A. V. Lomagina
Keyword(s):  
Modern Science ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Modern Theory ◽  
Social Discourse ◽  
Social Investigation ◽  
Discursive Approach ◽  
The Way

The notion of discourse represents a major novelty in modern theory of nationalism. Discursive approach as a key method of social investigation continues to earn indisputable authority in modern science. The article is dedicated to study of nationalism as a specific social discourse and the way of cognizing and interpreting social reality.

Style and Stylistics

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 191-211
Author(s):  
Hero Abdulrahman Mustafa ◽  
Idrees Abdulla Mustafa
Keyword(s):  
Modern Science ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Critical Literature ◽  
The Way

Style and stylistics are two critical terms, that they exceed Kurdish modern criticism in the spread of researching modern critical literature of people and modern Kurdish literature. Style is a wide range of using language, stylistics is a researchable science and it is the detail of the styles.           Modern linguistics that (Bale) invented, paves the way for the emergence of this modern science for studying style, how modern linguistics studies (speech) and likewise stylistics studies styles of speech. This research sheds light on these two terms.

Richard Baxter as Philosophical Theologian

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Sytsma
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Rene Descartes ◽  
Thomas Hobbes ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Robert Boyle ◽  
Mechanical Philosophy ◽  
René Descartes ◽  
Pierre Gassendi ◽  
The Way

This chapter argues for Baxter’s importance as a theologian engaged with philosophy. Although Baxter is largely known today as a practical theologian, he also excelled in knowledge of the scholastics and was known in the seventeenth century also for his scholastic theology. He followed philosophical trends closely, was connected with many people involved in mechanical philosophy, and responded directly to the ideas of René Descartes, Pierre Gassendi, Robert Boyle, Thomas Willis, Thomas Hobbes, and Benedict de Spinoza. As a leading Puritan and nonconformist, his views are especially relevant to the question of the relation of the Puritan tradition to the beginnings of modern science and philosophy. The chapter introduces the way in which “mechanical philosophy” will be used, and concludes with a brief synopsis of the argument of the book.

45 Superstars of Science

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine A. Daigh
Keyword(s):  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Stephen Hawking ◽  
The Way

This wonderful book contains easy to read biographies of some of the most influential people that have shaped modern science. Each biography assumes no prior knowledge on the part of the reader and highlights the key contributions of each of the scientists. From ancient scholars such as Pythagoras and Aristotle, to modern scientists like Stephen Hawking, this book is an excellent way for anyone interested in science to learn about many of the great scientists/thinkers that helped shape the way that we think about our world. For the trivia buff, each biography also ends with a “mini quiz” with answers in the back of the book!

scholarly journals The Role of Rakut Si Telu in Karonese society

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-85
Author(s):  
Milisi Sembiring
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Social Culture ◽  
Social Standard ◽  
Wedding Ceremony ◽  
The Prestige ◽  
The Way

The researcher applied qualitative research and cultural analysis  to analyze the material and social culture of rakut si telu. The reseacher  participated the  wedding ceremony to explore the practicing  of   rakut si telu.  He has the wedding ceremony texts recorded. Colleting data, classifying  the data, and  analyzing data were done scientifically. The result shows the concepts of harmony among Karonese society are the center of  practising  rakut si telu. The role of rakut si telu in Karonese society are important as social standard control. The present of kalimbubu in a wedding party increases prestige of sukut. Anakberu has the role to keep the prestige of sukut. The role of anakberu are responsible to arrange activities in the wedding ceremony. Both groom’s and bride’s anakberu serve their each kalimbubu. Both anakberu are as mediators of each kalimbubu in proposing and responding the wedding regularities. Rakut si telu must be preserved  to avoid  negative impact of modern science and to keep  the harmony of the way humanity come to think.  

scholarly journals The Context of Michael Polanyi’s “What to Believe”

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-20
Author(s):  
Phil Mullins ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Modern Mind ◽  
Student Christian Movement ◽  
Main Ideas ◽  
Civic Morality

This essay contextualizes Polanyi’s 1947 talk, “What to Believe.” After reviewing connections that probably led to Polanyi’s invitation to make this presentation at the Student Christian Movement conference in Manchester, I comment on Polanyi’s effort to compare the connection between understanding, believing and belonging in science, Christianity and “civic morality.” The main ideas in this talk should be viewed in relation to other writing from the mid-forties to the early fifties when Polanyi begins to develop his “fiduciary” philosophy as an alternative to what he views as the excessively skeptical disposition of the modern mind.

scholarly journals Mendamaikan Tradisi Muslim dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Modern

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (02) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Nur Rofiq ◽  
M Zidny Nafi' Hasbi
Keyword(s):  
Human Evolution ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Social Experience ◽  
Anthropic Principle ◽  
Scientific Thought ◽  
Contemporary Science ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Way ◽  
The Revolution

This paper aims to find out the results of Nidhal Guessoum's thoughts on his studies on Islam and contemporary science issues contained in his book entitled "Islam's Quantum Question: Reconciling Muslim Tradition and Modern Science". Nidhal Guessoum's thoughts in the book, particularly in the Islamic section and contemporary science issues that can be understood through the four subsections he divides namely (1) Islam and Cosmology, which discuss Islam about the way one expresses his views freely; (2) Islam and the Rancanan Argument, which is about Islam and the arguments expressed by men such as about the law or social experience; (3) Islam and the Anthropic Principle, which deals with Islam and the revolution of human scientific thought, and (4) Islam and Evolution, which is to discuss Islam and the process of human evolution based on Darwin's theory. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hasil pemikiran Nidhal Guessoum tentang kajian Islam dan isu-isu sains kontemporer yang tertuang dalam bukunya yang berjudul “Islam’s Quantum Question: Reconciling Muslim Tradition and Modern Science”. Pemikiran Nidhal Guessoum dalam buku tersebut, khususnya pada bagian Islam dan isu-isu sains kontemporer yang dapat dipahami melalui empat sub-bab yaitu, (1) Islam dan Kosmologi, yakni yang membahas mengenai Islam kaitannya dengan cara seseorang mengutarakan pandangan-pandangannya secara bebas; (2) Islam dan Argumen Rancanan, yakni yang membahas mengenai Islam dan argumen-argumen yang diutarakan manusia seperti tentang hukum atau pengalaman sosial; (3) Islam dan Prinsip Antropik, yakni yang membahas tentang Islam dan revolusi pemikiran ilmiah manusia, serta (4)Islam dan Evolusi, yakni membahas tentang Islam dan proses evolusi manusia berdasarkan teori Darwin.

Doppler Effect and Velocity Addition Law

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Wittman
Keyword(s):  
Doppler Effect ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Twin Paradox ◽  
Doppler Effects ◽  
Velocity Addition ◽  
The Doppler Effect ◽  
Low Speeds ◽  
Multiple Frame ◽  
Einstein Velocity Addition ◽  
The Way

We now pivot from relationships between frames to look at the effect of motion on communications between specific observers.This will help us look at the twin paradox in the next chapter, and will prove crucial to understanding the effects of gravity on time. Along the way, we develop an understanding of the Doppler effect; a key tool in many areas of modern science. We find that Doppler effects are reciprocal (Alice observes the same effect on Bob’s signals as Bob observes on Alice’s signals) and that Doppler effects compound over multiple frame changes. We then use the compounding of Doppler effects to deduce the algebraic formof the velocity addition law. We show that this Einstein velocity addition law reduces to the Galilean law at low speeds.

The Emperor's New Mind

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Penrose ◽  
Martin Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Popular Science ◽  
Science Writing ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Big Ideas ◽  
Roger Penrose ◽  
Human Thinking ◽  
The Way

For many decades, the proponents of `artificial intelligence' have maintained that computers will soon be able to do everything that a human can do. In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine. Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.

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