I realise that there are a lot of 'crackpot' theories about truth and reality
on the internet, but it is easy to show that the Wave Structure of Matter
is the correct solution as it deduces the laws
of Nature (the fundamentals of Physics
& Philosophy)
perfectly (there are no opinions). While the Wave Structure of Matter is
obvious
once known, to begin it will seem strange simply because it takes time
for our minds to adjust to new knowledge.
For those who are religious
/ spiritual, I think Albert
Einstein expresses the enlightened view of God. He writes 'I believe
in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists,
not in a God who concerns himself with the fates and actions of human beings.'
This harmony arises from a Wave Structure of Matter in Space (we are all
interconnected in this space that we all commonly experience). This unity
of reality (God, Brahman, Tao, Spirit, Energy, Light, Vibration) is central
to all major world religions, thus their common moral
foundation of 'Do unto others as to thyself' as the other is part of
the self.
In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a
revolutionary act. (George Orwell)
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. (Mohandas Gandhi)
All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing.
(Edmund Burke)
Hell is Truth Seen Too Late. (Thomas Hobbes)
Philosophy Book
Chapter Twenty Two: Jean Jacques Rousseau Brief Biography of Jean Jacques Rousseau: Summary of Ideas, Portrait & Quotes
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Chapter
Twenty Two: Jean Jacques Rousseau
Jean Jacques Rousseau was a Franco-Swiss philosopher, writer,
political theorist, and self-taught composer of The Age of Enlightenment.
Rousseau's political ideas influenced the French Revolution, the development
of communist and socialist theory, and the growth of nationalism. Rousseau
saw a fundamental divide between society and human nature. Rousseau contended
that man was good by nature, a "noble savage" when in the state
of nature but is corrupted by society.
Rousseau was most controversial in his own time for his views on religion.
His view that man is good by nature conflicts with the original sin dogma
in the Old Testament.
Rousseau was one of the first modern writers to seriously attack the institution
of private property, and therefore is often considered a forebearer of modern
socialism and communism. Rousseau also questioned the assumption that the
will of the majority is always correct. He argued that the goal of government
should be to secure freedom, equality, and justice for all within the state,
regardless of the will of the majority.
One of the primary principles of Rousseau's political philosophy is that politics
and morality should not be separated. When a state fails to act in a moral
fashion, it ceases to function in the proper manner and ceases to exert genuine
authority over the individual. The second important principle is freedom, which
the state is created to preserve. ... (see book for more)
Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains. (The Social
Contract, Jean Jacques Rousseau)
Plants are shaped by cultivation and men by education. … We
are born weak, we need strength; helpless we need aid; foolish we need reason.
All that
we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man's estate, is the gift
of education. … I will say little of the importance of a good education;
nor will I stop to prove that the current one is bad. Countless others have
done so before me, and I do not like to fill a book with things everybody knows.
(Emile, Jean Jacques Rousseau)
A lively and concise journey through the central
ideas of thirty famous philosophers. From ancient Indian, Greek and Chinese
Philosophy to modern Western Philosophy, this book explores the changing
foundations of human knowledge and their effect on how we think and live.
Includes full page portraits, brief biographies and selected quotes from
some of the greatest minds of human history on the universal subjects of
Truth, Reality, Nature, Cosmos, Wisdom, Morality, Mind, Education, Politics,
Art, Religion & God.
Written for the lay person, while remaining true to the original ideas, this
is an engaging account of the Metaphysical foundations of Philosophy that is
both illuminating and thought provoking. (Cover Photograph: Plato & Aristotle
- The School of Athens by Raphael)
Philosophy Book Philosophical Sketches: Chapter Headings & Content Summary
"You must be the change you wish to see in the
world."
(Mohandas
Gandhi)
"When
forced to summarize the general theory of relativity in one sentence:
Time and space and gravitation have no separate existence from matter.
... Physical objects are not in space, but these objects are spatially
extended. In this way the concept 'empty space' loses its meaning.
... The particle can only appear as a limited region in space in which
the field strength or the energy density are particularly high. ...
The free, unhampered exchange of ideas and scientific conclusions
is necessary for the sound development of science, as it is in all spheres
of cultural life. ... We must not conceal from ourselves that
no improvement in the present depressing situation is possible without
a severe struggle; for the handful of those who are really determined
to do something is minute in comparison with the mass of the lukewarm
and the misguided. ... Humanity is going to need a substantially new way of thinking
if it is to survive!" (Albert Einstein)
This is the profound new way of thinking that Einstein
realised, that we exist as spatially extended structures of the universe
- the discrete and separate body an illusion. This simply confirms the
intuitions of the ancient
philosophers and mystics.
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