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Many important 20th-century philosophers investigated ghosts - here’s how they explained them

Oct 24, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Matyáš Moravec

By Matyáš Moravec, Lecturer in Philosophy, Queen's University Belfast Most people imagine philosophers as rational thinkers who spend their time developing abstract logical theories and strongly reject superstitious beliefs. But several 20th-century philosophers actively investigated spooky topics such as clairvoyance, telepathy – even ghosts.
Many important 20th-century philosophers investigated ghosts - here’s how they explained them

Oct 24, 2024 | theconversation.com | Matyáš Moravec

Most people imagine philosophers as rational thinkers who spend their time developing abstract logical theories and strongly reject superstitious beliefs. But several 20th-century philosophers actively investigated spooky topics such as clairvoyance, telepathy – even ghosts. Many of these philosophers, including Henri Bergson and William James, were interested in what was called “psychical research”.
Philosophy and Ghosts: Investigating the Paranormal

Oct 24, 2024 | innerself.com | Matyáš Moravec |Shannon Roberts |Paige Tate |Jennie Allen

Hamlet and the Ghost by Frederick James Shields (1901). Manchester Art Gallery In this Article: Why did 20th-century philosophers investigate paranormal phenomena like ghosts? What is the "compound theory" of ghosts developed by C.D. Broad? How did H.H. Price explain hauntings and the concept of the "psychic ether"? What role did philosophical logicians like Casimir Lewy play in psychical research? How did psychical research influence broader philosophical discussions on life, death, and reality?
Is Time an Illusion? How Logic Challenges Our Understanding of Reality

Jul 5, 2024 | scitechdaily.com | Matyáš Moravec

Time may not be what it seems, with theories from Einstein and philosophical inquiries by McTaggart challenging its very existence. Their work highlights ongoing debates in physics and philosophy about whether time is a flowing sequence or a static illusion. Time’s reality is questioned by both Einstein’s relativity and McTaggart’s logical arguments, which present different but inconclusive methods to understand time. Modern physics suggests time may be an illusion.
How logic alone may prove that time doesn’t exist - Mapping Ignorance

May 22, 2024 | mappingignorance.org | Matyáš Moravec

Author: Matyáš Moravec, Gifford Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, University of St Andrews Modern physics suggests time may be an illusion. Einstein’s theory of relativity, for example, suggests the universe is a static, four-dimensional block that contains all of space and time simultaneously – with no special “now”. What’s the future to one observer, is the past to another. That means time doesn’t flow from past to future, as we experience it.
How logic alone may prove that time doesn't exist

Apr 16, 2024 | phys.org | Matyáš Moravec

Modern physics suggests time may be an illusion. Einstein's theory of relativity, for example, suggests the universe is a static, four-dimensional block that contains all of space and time simultaneously—with no special "now." What's the future to one observer, is the past to another.
How logic alone may prove that time doesn’t exist

Apr 15, 2024 | theconversation.com | Matyáš Moravec

Modern physics suggests time may be an illusion. Einstein’s theory of relativity, for example, suggests the universe is a static, four-dimensional block that contains all of space and time simultaneously – with no special “now”. What’s the future to one observer, is the past to another. That means time doesn’t flow from past to future, as we experience it. This clashes with how time is conceptualised in other areas of physics, such as quantum mechanics, however. So is time an illusion or not?
How logic alone may prove that time doesn’t exist

Apr 15, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Matyáš Moravec

By Matyáš Moravec, Gifford Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, University of St Andrews Modern physics suggests time may be an illusion. Einstein’s theory of relativity, for example, suggests the universe is a static, four-dimensional block that contains all of space and time simultaneously – with no special “now”. What’s the future to one observer, is the past to another.