Is Intuition a Guide to Truth?
Aug 26, 2014Before we can answer the question, “Is intuition a guide to truth?” we’ve got to get clear on what exactly we mean by “intuition,” and particularly by the philosopher’s use of this term.
The colloquial sense of intuition is something like an instinct or premonition, a type of perception or feeling that does not depend on—and can often conflict with—conscious reasoning. Our 2012 show “Gut Feelings” with psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer deals with these kind of intuitions, and the role they ought to play in important decision-making.
Comments(5)
RepoMan05
Thursday, October 3, 2019 -- 5:24 PM
What are we really sayingWhat are we really saying when we use the word "intuition"? It's really almost a completly meaningless word. Does it mean "feelings" does it mean "the last random thing that popped into our head" does it mean "divine inspiration" does it mean "innate calculations" does it me "indoctrinated calculations." It could mean any of these, any combination of these, all of these, or even some blather i havent even blathered yet. Too broad of a term to use in any meaningful way except to leave a gap in meaning or some other artistic expression. Maybe it's better left to theistic enticements that depend on you to put meaning where there never was any to begin with, rather than, rational discourse to explain complex concepts in a meaningful way.
RepoMan05
Thursday, October 3, 2019 -- 5:46 PM
While a feather and a bowlingWhile a feather and a bowling ball fall at the same speed, they do not have tge same velocity at impact. When the bowling ball reaches a speed where it impacts into bowling ball powder, the feather bounces like a tennis ball. Saying they fall at the same speed could be seen as a half truth given the stark contrasts right at the end of the demonstration.
两个具有不同引力的物体以相同的速度下落吗?我不得不质疑这个问题,因为木星和我们的卫星之间有巨大的差异。保龄球和羽毛并没有太大的区别。用我们现有的设备来测试这一理论,这种差异可能并不明显;不是用两个非常相似的东西,比如羽毛和保龄球。
RepoMan05
Saturday, October 5, 2019 -- 6:45 AM
The very first principal we我们学到的第一个原理是,“牛奶机是什么样的?”
这可能很好地解释了为什么千禧一代如此热衷于情绪化的推理。
Over-active breast feeding.... hmm.
RepoMan05
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 -- 11:29 AM
I think tho that intuitionI think tho that intuition could be a map to truth. Its natural, after all. But i still think that map has to be read by a qualified technician. Even then, the technician would just be giving a disjuncted opinion.
jpz79
Thursday, December 9, 2021 -- 9:53 AM
Seems a bit of cherry picking似乎有点挑刺。直觉只是非认知(潜意识或伪意识)过程。你所说的“直觉”与经验的直觉是完全不同的,经验的直觉通常会在实验修修补补后得出答案。爱因斯坦在16岁时直觉地认为光速是恒定的,这是很久以后他的相对论的基础。在相对论中也有一些经验的(计算的)直觉——例如爱因斯坦在他的思想实验中“直觉”毕达哥拉斯定理。所以很多时候,直觉跟随实验(或者发生得非常快)。另一个例子是伽利略关于惯性的直觉是正确的.....一个滚下坡的球越快,滚上坡的球越慢,所以它会在没有重力(或空气)的情况下永远惯性地继续下去。