Mario Bunge may be trying to change the world of philosophy as he knows it.
My opinion, having read the book, is that philosophy is based on educated opinion.
We all have ideas and attitudes that we would wish to expound given sufficient material on which to base our arguments. Mr Bunge’s book has given me that opportunity and I am grateful for that. I do not agree with all of the opinions or hypotheses in the book and I have mentioned, strongly in some cases where our opinions diverge.
Nevertheless Mario bunge has as much right to his opinions as I, and anyone else for that matter.
The attached essay is based purely on my own reading of his book, my research form other reading material and does not borrow even one word from any other essays or precis that may have been published so far.
This essay has been submitted to Atlantic International University, USA, as part fulfillment of a course of study for an MBA award.
Bill Nelson
MBA-Philosphy-in-Crisis
About bill
Worked in the technical / engineering area as a Science Laboratory Technician and as an Aeronautics Engineer.
The artistic side involves writing under the nom de plume of Billy Olsenn, his recently written play 'A Case of Wine' was staged by the players group Straight Make-Up at the 2012 Birr one act drama festival. It's next staging was in the one act circuit is in Cavan, at Maudebawn on Sat 10 Nov 2012. Then it was performed in the Bray, Co.Wicklow at the very popular one act festival in January 2013.
Next play is FEAR. A dark tale about revenge on the cruel death of two pensioners by young thugs. Neighbours hatch a devious and dangerous plan to exact old-style revenge. Bill is a member of the Drama League of Ireland and his plays have been critically vetted and certified as original pieces of work by the DLI.
Another literary project is that of commemoration of an aircraft crash on Djouce mountain in Wicklow in 1946. Bill wrote articles for the 50th, 60th and most recently the 70th anniversary, (12 Aug
2016) all were published in the Wicklow Times and ensured the survivors of the crash, all French Girl Guides, were not forgotten. Articles reproduced on this website.
But mostly this site gives a more general European and specific French slant on popular and not so popular articles of French news, translated to English by the author. Each article is translated on a paragraph by paragraph basis so easy to read in either language and even possible to improve either language by comparison of the short English and French paragraphs. Amusez vous bien.
The author is currently writing an easy to read technical aviation book centered around the Fokker 50.
Another interest is that dealt with in another of Bill's websites www.realnamara.net, a Statue of the mother of God, Mary. It was erected in 1972 in Dublin, at the end of the Bull Wall near Clontarf, and my grandfather William Nelson, was the main instigator of that project. I give talks on the history of the statue and my grandfather's adventurous and dangerous life at sea.
Technical assistance with each website is by J O'N.
I am reading the book in preparation of the essay for AIU, I agree with you view. Certainly one’s decision requires a well-informed and educated thought process. Scientific philosophy have for long been untested and has formed a somewhat theoretical void of speculation rather than fact. For example in the “What The Bleep Do We Know?” movie, reality is seen as a sheer thought process. With pseudo-scientific notions that proclaim that the existence of matter in all in the mind, it can or cannot exist. Is this scientifically correct?Can it be proven by scientific facts? The answer is no. Mario still does have to valid point to make thus the continuity of the search for an adequate philosophical formula based on tested facts.