Moral and Epistemic Relativism

[dreadgeek]

Originally Posted by little man

is it just me or did the conversation just shift from philosophical theory to physical science?

no, it didn't. I'm merely asking questions about epistemology using the physical world. I could just as easily asked if there are any *valid* worlds in which Barack Obama is the current President of the United States and that he succeeded George W. Bush who succeeded Bill Clinton. The question I'm driving at is do people believe that there is no objective world 'out there' that is at all amenable to empirical investigation. That's a non-trivial question when talking about epistemology and because (most) people will concede that the physical sciences can actually *demonstrate* their knowledge in an empirically valid fashion, I used those examples.

[little man]

Originally Posted by dreadgeek

no, it didn't. I'm merely asking questions about epistemology using the physical world. I could just as easily asked if there are any *valid* worlds in which Barack Obama is the current President of the United States and that he succeeded George W. Bush who succeeded Bill Clinton. The question I'm driving at is do people believe that there is no objective world 'out there' that is at all amenable to empirical investigation. That's a non-trivial question when talking about epistemology and because (most) people will concede that the physical sciences can actually *demonstrate* their knowledge in an empirically valid fashion, I used those examples.

thank you, i see where this came into play now.

i'm interested in both the topic and the discussion, but will admit i'm having some difficulty following. i am lacking in formal education and the types of discussion that come with higher education.

i apologize for the interruption, and will likely do it again when i'm lost.


thanks!

[Kobi]

Hi little man,

These discussions can be very confusing and hard to follow. Sometimes I like to call them word physics i.e. sounds impressive and important with big words and all but whats the bottom line. Can be tricky to say the least.

Jump in, we are all learning together.

Originally Posted by little man

thank you, i see where this came into play now.

i'm interested in both the topic and the discussion, but will admit i'm having some difficulty following. i am lacking in formal education and the types of discussion that come with higher education.

i apologize for the interruption, and will likely do it again when i'm lost.


thanks!