tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post6595501063095091690..comments2024-03-27T20:37:09.185-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: Characterizing actions by the reasons against themAlexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-59998343881222268812019-11-27T00:45:30.736-06:002019-11-27T00:45:30.736-06:00The anomaly in an Aristotelian/Aquinas account of ...The anomaly in an Aristotelian/Aquinas account of the above description is that such a model will attempt to use "motion" as the procrustean hinge to satisfy it.<br /><br />The problem with this is that Aristotelain/Aquinas "motion" is delimited to two types:<br />1/ Natural Motion<br />2/ Violent Motion<br /><br />Using this definition the Aristotle/Aquinas model is faced with grave difficulties with the following example;<br /><br /><i>Is the collision of two protons in the LHC a natural or violent motion?</i><br /><br />The example reveals that both concepts <i>Natural Motion</i> and <i>Violent Motion</i> are non-formal terms and therefore un-intelligible.Philip Randhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143527524267821692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-44318986755952543552019-11-23T10:33:48.764-06:002019-11-23T10:33:48.764-06:00Jumping to conclusions is always reckless...
The ...Jumping to conclusions is always reckless...<br /><br />The interesting question is: Why?<br /><br />Interestingly, the answer has nothing to do with <i>reasons</i> but rather on the <i>speed of the action</i> and the type of <i>space</i> the <i>action</i> does work...Philip Randhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143527524267821692noreply@blogger.com