2007-06-13 15:58:19 · 6 answers · asked by tomato 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
mathematics....pretty good chance of certainty....not history....history is based on perception and that is subjective. Dates and times might be accurate but how and why will never be completely certain.
2007-06-13 16:07:09 · answer #1 · answered by miatalise12560 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing can achieve complete certainty. Einstein sure did a number on Newton, when Newtonian physics and the Laws of Thermodynamics were widely considered immutable by all the leading scientific and mathematic minds in the world before Einstein.
2007-06-13 16:27:56 · answer #2 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In mathematics complete certainty is to the extent that
math defines itself to be certain of itself, but not necessarily
certain of reality; the rules of math are self-sustaining.
Which means that generally math doesn't break its
own rules, but the utilizer of math might break maths
rules when applying it to the real world.
In history, assuming that you are referring to the scribing
of history, then it is as certain as the perception of the
scriber including the scriber's possible bias in scribing
it.
2007-06-16 08:12:16 · answer #3 · answered by active open programming 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The largest extent of certainty something can have is as large as the ability of the human mind to conceive it.
2007-06-13 23:28:58 · answer #4 · answered by vs1h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never. Theories can always be extended. Complete certainty is equal to 'all-knowing' which is equal to our only true concept of God. I would think that 'knowing all' would be very boring, considering there is no room for growth.
2007-06-13 16:27:31 · answer #5 · answered by Nep 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
arithmetic is a precise technological know-how. i could no longer think of philosophy without arithmetic. Many great philosophers had carried out their status because of fact of arithmetic and technological know-how. they have semblance in philosophy. certainly arithmetic had ruled philosophy in the time of the seventh century, giving to the international Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Leibnitz and Pascal. in the nineteenth century, in Schelling and Schopenhauer, in Spencer and Nietzsche and Bergson, biology grew to become into the background of philosophical concept. thank you for asking. Have a great day!
2016-10-09 04:09:00 · answer #6 · answered by sucharzewski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋