Philosophy - January 2007

Mathematician states “Newton and Leibniz developed the calculus…. Their ideas were attacked for being full of paradoxes.” Newton’s formulation of calculus was self-contradictory yet it worked. Newton worked with small increments going of to a zero limit. Berkeley showed that this leads to logical inconsistency. The main problem Bunch notes was “that a quantity was very close to zero, but not zero, during the first part of the operation then it became zero at the end.

it is no use just saying oh yes so what mathematics makes my pc work so i can post this msg The point is logically calculus is llogical and by the standard of logic can not be true if it is in self-contradiction. Therefore how it works becomes a complete mystery seing by the accepted standard of truth ie logic it is not true. This is one one reason why this author says mathematics is mreaningless

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2007-01-29 03:47:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

The implication behind this question is that sometimes there are decisions that you have to make where you must decide if what you want to do (achieve) is more important than the effect your actions will have on those around you friends and family)

2007-01-29 03:47:03 · 5 answers · asked by Prync3ss 1

ignorance is bliss... do you really think that people can be more human if they/we understand what it is we really need... what it is we really want and can we really make a difference?

2007-01-29 03:38:15 · 16 answers · asked by - ayeth - 1

Is always being able to reach someone healthy?
If not, why?

2007-01-29 03:32:09 · 3 answers · asked by King Ebeneezer 3

2007-01-29 03:00:28 · 7 answers · asked by jorje esquib 1

2007-01-29 02:58:06 · 17 answers · asked by Sara007 5

im looking for spiritual philosophical ideas here not scientific ones!

2007-01-29 02:46:23 · 17 answers · asked by Rebecca O 1

2007-01-29 02:41:11 · 3 answers · asked by hangank16 1

When you were in high school and middle school what did you think about having to take final exams?

2007-01-29 02:40:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-29 02:33:49 · 25 answers · asked by concernedjean 5

2007-01-29 02:28:17 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-29 02:13:15 · 15 answers · asked by Praxis 5

If one were to not think at all, would they cease to exist? It's actually really hard not to think, especially with questions like THIS running through your head.

2007-01-29 01:56:26 · 11 answers · asked by johnmfsample 4

The more a person becomes self-reflective the more he becomes humble? I wonder if our reflections have influence in ourselves/personality.

2007-01-29 01:52:46 · 15 answers · asked by maconsolviaa 5

2007-01-29 01:39:19 · 40 answers · asked by MaryBeth 7

2007-01-29 01:25:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-01-29 01:03:19 · 9 answers · asked by LadyB!™ 4

2007-01-29 00:39:37 · 20 answers · asked by small 7

2007-01-29 00:36:19 · 5 answers · asked by Perochak 2

Throughout history humans have always hated other humans that they feel are different. Is it possible that it is human nature to hate things they don't understand. Will the world only ever unite once the human race has a different species to hate?

2007-01-29 00:32:04 · 18 answers · asked by friskydragon 2

.. or is it?

2007-01-29 00:09:51 · 8 answers · asked by McAtterie 6

Oscar Wilde once said "I have nothing to declare but my genius" What do you have to declare??

2007-01-29 00:08:01 · 19 answers · asked by Jay A 3

2007-01-28 23:53:40 · 15 answers · asked by Theophile 2

can n e one tell me why the hell i m livin on this earth?
working hard for last one yr still cant find n e thing no interst in life.
no plans are successfull. all r failed ..

2007-01-28 23:52:06 · 18 answers · asked by .. 3

Motivation is a drive that encourages action or feeling. Motivation can also mean igniting the spark for action. A good motivation can persuade, convince and propel one into action. Life becomes a lopsided wheel giving a bumpy ride without good motivation. Auto-suggestion is one great tool for self motivation. It is the ultimate driving force in our lives.

Motivation is like fire- unless you keep adding fuel to it it dies. Your fuel is your belief in your inner values. When this belief in inner values feeds your motivation, your motivation becomes long lasting

2007-01-28 23:42:12 · 13 answers · asked by Gardenia 1

2007-01-28 23:21:42 · 15 answers · asked by venuzzzzzz 1

if god exist then he/she must be more powerful and intelligent than human. and if he/she is more intelligent than us [human] then why he created a weird animal dinosaur before us?

2007-01-28 23:13:37 · 11 answers · asked by Ruskin 1

Does god exist? if god doesn't truely exist, he must to a certain extent in the minds of people who love him? if he does where does destiny and fate come into it? What if god doesn't make bad things happen - everyone has demons of some sort what if these are the creators of disasters and we are blaming god? What about his commandments are we expected to follow them - when life is so hard anyway - they were created thousands of years ago when they could apply - what about now?

2007-01-28 22:37:15 · 20 answers · asked by anniesandal 3

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