Determinism: Difference between revisions
Corrected APA style of Realism and Relativism sources
(Corrected APA style of Realism and Relativism sources) |
|||
| Line 155: | Line 155: | ||
If we define "[[knowledge]]" not just as an awareness and understanding of something, as described in the [[Knowledge|article about knowledge]], but also something that is actually true, unlike a belief, which can be false, then the consequences of determinism depend on whether there is only one single objective truth, as stated by the theory of Realism, or, instead Relativism applies, which would mean that there can be multiple subjective truths about one subject: | If we define "[[knowledge]]" not just as an awareness and understanding of something, as described in the [[Knowledge|article about knowledge]], but also something that is actually true, unlike a belief, which can be false, then the consequences of determinism depend on whether there is only one single objective truth, as stated by the theory of Realism, or, instead Relativism applies, which would mean that there can be multiple subjective truths about one subject: | ||
In the case of Realism, stating that there is an objective reality and the truth or falsity of a statment cannot be influenced by subjective frameworks (culture, beliefs, etc.)<ref>https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/realism/</ref>, determinism would not impact the contents of our knowledge, but rather the selection of it, because only one truth would exist for each proposition, and any real knowledge achieved would be true, as we defined. Whether determinism would exist or not would have no result on the contents of our knowledge. | In the case of Realism, stating that there is an objective reality and the truth or falsity of a statment cannot be influenced by subjective frameworks (culture, beliefs, etc.)<ref>Miller, A. (2019, December 13). Realsim. ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy''. URL=https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/realism/</ref>, determinism would not impact the contents of our knowledge, but rather the selection of it, because only one truth would exist for each proposition, and any real knowledge achieved would be true, as we defined. Whether determinism would exist or not would have no result on the contents of our knowledge. | ||
If instead Relativism were true, meaning that the truth or falsity of all statements depends on a subjective framework applied in order to assess that statment<ref>https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/relativism/</ref>, determinism would not allow any freedoms or alternatives in the contents of our (subjective) knowledge, questioning the autonomy in shaping what we know: | If instead Relativism were true, meaning that the truth or falsity of all statements depends on a subjective framework applied in order to assess that statment<ref>Baghramian, M. (2020, September 15). Relativism. ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy''. URL=https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/relativism/</ref>, determinism would not allow any freedoms or alternatives in the contents of our (subjective) knowledge, questioning the autonomy in shaping what we know: | ||
Even in a relativistic view, which might initially seem to offer freedom in knowledge, a deterministic nature of the universe could eliminate our ability to independently obtain or question given knowledge, as all decisions regarding what we consider true would be influenced by deterministic processes governing our brains and external factors. | Even in a relativistic view, which might initially seem to offer freedom in knowledge, a deterministic nature of the universe could eliminate our ability to independently obtain or question given knowledge, as all decisions regarding what we consider true would be influenced by deterministic processes governing our brains and external factors. | ||