Modern Western Philosophy: Reduction of Philosophy & Metaphysics

On Frithjof Schuon’s Critique of Modern Philosophy: Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Professor of Islamic Studies, George Washington University, Washington D.C., USA Reduction of Intellect to Reason Reduction of Metaphysics to a branch of Philosophy Metaphysics is the “Science of the Real” Various Dimensions of Human Reality left aside by Modern Consideration of Who Man Is Humanism-cum-Rationalism:… Read More Modern Western Philosophy: Reduction of Philosophy & Metaphysics

September 12, 2011September 15, 2011 Hast-o-NeestLeave a comment

Rene Descartes, his disciples and the ‘Corporeal’

So far as the physicists are concerned, moreover, it would seem that most are little inclined to the investigation of philosophic foundations; and even then it appears that their scientific prowess does not always carry over into the philosophic domain… Excerpt: The Quantum Enigma: Finding the Hidden Key, Wolfgang Smith, Suhail Academy, Lahore 2005, p.… Read More Rene Descartes, his disciples and the ‘Corporeal’

September 7, 2011September 11, 2011 Hast-o-NeestLeave a comment

The Physical Universe

Contrary to what the positivists would have us believe, the physical object cannot in fact be reduced to its observable effects. The object, thus, is not the manifestation, but the entity, rather, which manifests itself…His [the physicist’s] primary interest is not in positivistic games, but in a hidden reality which manifests itself, at least partially,… Read More The Physical Universe

September 6, 2011September 6, 2011 Hast-o-NeestLeave a comment

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Modern Western Philosophy: Reduction of Philosophy & Metaphysics

Rene Descartes, his disciples and the ‘Corporeal’

The Physical Universe