SCIENCE and PHILOSOPHY : DAVID HUME
Although the remarkable empirist Scottish philosopher David Hume, (Treaty of the Human Nature [1737] modified later to Treaty of the Human Understanding), is not outstanding figure in current epistemology, some of his ideas taxes float vivaciously still, in scientific properties. Let us see: 1) In spite of being an empirist, Hume established priorities regarding the generation of knowledge, among the coming from the external world (sensations, impressions) and what happens in our consciences. For Hume, external objects are known by us, for the perceptions that they cause. Nevertheless and at the last, the reality of the external world is doubtful. The important thing is the processed sensations in our consciences.
2) according to Hume, the imprinting of sensations in our consciences, contributes to give for sitting the existence of an objective external world, in certain scientists. Nevertheless, many science’s foundations are based on ideas (cause/effect, space/time), ideas not generated by previous sensations, fact that has generated doubts in certain philosophers around the existence of an external objective world. For the Scottish philosopher, the acceptance of ideas generated in our consciences (mathematical and other theorems), on the part of scientific community is carried out more for a faith question ("states of the soul"), that for objective rationality. 3) the relationship cause/effect (succession accepted more by habit) and other dogmas so valuable in scientific properties are questioned, by Hume because they are mental creations, feasible of being replaced for other, alternatives.
CIENCIA Y FILOSOFIA: DAVID HUME
2) according to Hume, the imprinting of sensations in our consciences, contributes to give for sitting the existence of an objective external world, in certain scientists. Nevertheless, many science’s foundations are based on ideas (cause/effect, space/time), ideas not generated by previous sensations, fact that has generated doubts in certain philosophers around the existence of an external objective world. For the Scottish philosopher, the acceptance of ideas generated in our consciences (mathematical and other theorems), on the part of scientific community is carried out more for a faith question ("states of the soul"), that for objective rationality. 3) the relationship cause/effect (succession accepted more by habit) and other dogmas so valuable in scientific properties are questioned, by Hume because they are mental creations, feasible of being replaced for other, alternatives.
CIENCIA Y FILOSOFIA: DAVID HUME
unque el notable filósofo empirista escocés David Hume, (Tratado de la Naturaleza Humana [1737] modificado después a Tratado del Entendimiento Humano), no es figura relevante en temática epistemológica en tiempos actuales, algunas de sus contribuciones flotan vivazmente aún, en predios cientificos. Veamos : 1) Pese a ser empirista, Hume estableció prioridades respecto a la generación de conocimiento, entre lo procedente del mundo exterior (sensaciones, impresiones) y lo que sucede en nuestras conciencias. Para Hume, los objetos externos son conocidos por nosotros, por las percepciones que ocasionan. No obstante y en última instancia, la realidad del mundo externo es dudosa. Lo importante es lo procesado en nuestras conciencias.
2) Según Hume, la impronta de las sensaciones en nuestras conciencias, contribuye a dar por sentada la existencia de un mundo exterior objetivo, en ciertos cientificos. No obstante, muchos cimientos de la ciencia se basan en ideas (causa/efecto, idea de espacio/tiempo), no generadas por sensaciones previas, hecho que ha generado dudas en ciertos filósofos en torno a la existencia de un mundo exterior, objetivo. Para el filósofo escocés, la aceptación de ideas generadas en nuestras conciencias (teoremas matemáticos y otros), por parte de la comunidad científica se realiza más por una cuestión de fé (“por estados del alma”), que por racionalidad objetiva. 3) La relación causa efecto (sucesión aceptada más por hábito) y otros dogmas tan preciados en predios científicos son cuestionados por Hume ya que siendo creaciones mentales son factibles de ser reemplazadas por otras, alternativas.
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