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Introduction (May 2008): Despite several thousand years of failure to
correctly understand physical reality (hence the current postmodern
view that this is impossible) it is actually very simple to work out how
matter exists and moves about in Space. We just had to take Science
(Occam's Razor / Simplicity) and Metaphysics
(Dynamic Unity of Reality) seriously and thus describe reality from only
one substance existing, as Leibniz
wrote; Reality cannot be found except in One single
source, because of the interconnection of all things with one another.
When we deduce
this most Simple Science Theory of Reality we find that there is only
one possible solution: Space must be the substance which exists and
matter is formed from waves in Space. i.e. While there are many minds
and material things, they all exist in one common Space (just look around
you and think about it). We can then show that the Wave Structure of Matter
is the correct solution as it deduces the fundamentals of Physics
& Philosophy
perfectly (there are no opinions).
I realise that there are a lot of 'crackpot' theories about truth and reality
on the internet, but this solution is the most simple one and it is obvious
once known (though it takes time for our minds to adjust to new knowledge).
In hindsight the error was obvious - to try and describe an interconnected
reality from the foundation of many discrete and separate things, matter
'particles', which then required forces / fields to connect them in space
and time. This was always just a mathematical
solution which never explained how matter was connected across the universe.
For those who are religious
/ spiritual, Space is really just another word for God (Brahman, Tao,
Spirit, Energy, Light). What is certain is that discrete and separate 'particles'
do not exist - we are all connected to this space that we all commonly experience.
This underlying unity of reality (God) 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 (we are all one with god / physical reality). Clearly there is still
much to explain about our minds,
our human emotions and moral / spiritual sense. This is no doubt the future
of theology and our understanding of 'God', to explore the properties of this
Space we all find ourselves existing in.
Please
help our world (human society / life on earth) by sharing this knowledge.
Clearly our world is in great trouble, heading rapidly towards self destruction
due to human overpopulation and the resultant destruction of Nature,
climate
change and the pollution of air, land and water (over 80,000 man made
chemicals contaminating everything we consume).
The best solution to these problems is to found
our societies on truth and reality rather than past myths and customs
(which invariably cause harm, our past and present global conflicts confirm
this).
I am not naive to the difficulties that humanity faces. But history shows
that truth eventually triumphs, that there are enough sensible logical people
in the world who appreciate the importance of truth. We are listed as one
of the Top
Philosophy Websites on the Internet with around 500,000 page views each
week, and rank in the top 20 in Google for many academic search terms - so
we just need a bit of help to get in the top five (our aim). Given the
Censorship in Physics / Philosophy of Science Journals (founded on the
standard model / particle physics) the internet is clearly the best way to
get new knowledge visible to the world. A world now in great need of wisdom
from truth and reality.
Sincerely, Geoff
Haselhurst - Karene
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In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a
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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)
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Chapter Eight: Zeno Brief Biography of Zeno: Summary of Ideas, Portrait & Quotes
This webpage contains a brief overview of the recently published book 'Philosophical Sketches'. Below you will find a short Chapter summary on Zeno, the book cover and back page text, links to other book chapters, and introduction. You can buy this book online at our Cafepress Philosophy Book Shop (Book Details: 90 pages, 30 full page portraits, 8.5 inches by 11 inches, $19.50 USD)
Hope you find it interesting,
Geoff Haselhurst & Karene Jade Howie
Chapter Eight: Zeno
Zeno of Citium (The Stoic) was a Hellenistic philosopher from Citium, Cyprus. Zeno was the son of a merchant and a student of Crates of Thebes, the most famous Cynic living at that time in Greece. Zeno was, himself, a merchant until the age of 42, when he started the Stoic school of philosophy. Named for his teaching platform, the Painted Porch ("stoa" is Greek for "porch"), his teachings were the beginning of Stoicism. None of Zeno's works have survived; all we know of him is contained in a few quotations and anecdotes in the works of his followers and critics. Most of these are collected in Book VII of Diogenes Laertius' Lives of Eminent Philosophers.
The main doctrines of Stoicism are concerned with cosmic determinism, pantheism and human freedom. Zeno believed there is no such thing as chance and the interconnection and dynamic unity of the universe is governed by absolute laws. From these natural laws humans derive their reason and morality of which we are to live by. To be virtuous is to fulfil one’s potential as a human - one's reason or rational nature is in harmony with the reason of nature. The practical ethics of the Stoics emphasizes self control, contentment and living simply in harmony with nature. The ethical doctrine of the Stoics changed very little and was what most of them regarded as of chief importance. ... (see book for more)
God is not separate from the world; He is the soul of the world, and each of us contains a part of the Divine Fire. All things are parts of one single system, which is called Nature; the individual life is good when it is in harmony with Nature. In one sense, every life is in harmony with Nature, since it is such as Nature’s laws have caused it to be; but in another sense a human life is only in harmony with Nature when the individual will is directed to ends which are among those of Nature. Virtue consists in a will which is in agreement with Nature. (Zeno)
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
"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)
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)
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Chapter Eight: Zeno
Space and Motion Publications
"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. ...
