"Every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics. What he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized." such assumptions are not easily seen precisely because they remain unexamined and unquestioned people need to continually re-imagine their basic assumptions about how the universe works if philosophy and science are to make any real progress Whitehead regarded metaphysical investigations as essential to both good science and good philosophy make metaphysical assumptions about how the universe works they remain unexamined and unquestioned basic assumptions about how the universe works metaphysical investigations
What quotation of Whitehead's was noted by a student in 1927? What was Whitehead's opinion of basic assumptions in metaphysics? What did Whitehead feel was necessary regarding basic assumptions in metaphysics? What was Whitehead's opinion of metaphysical investigations? What do philosophers do, in Whitehead's view? Assumptions of how the universe works are difficult to see precisely because of what? What did Whitehead ask people to reimagine in order for philosophy to make progress? What did Whitehead regard as essential to good science and good philosophy?
Whitehead was unimpressed by this objection. In the notes of one his students for a 1927 class, Whitehead was quoted as saying: "Every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics. What he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized." In Whitehead's view, scientists and philosophers make metaphysical assumptions about how the universe works all the time, but such assumptions are not easily seen precisely because they remain unexamined and unquestioned. While Whitehead acknowledged that "philosophers can never hope finally to formulate these metaphysical first principles," he argued that people need to continually re-imagine their basic assumptions about how the universe works if philosophy and science are to make any real progress, even if that progress remains permanently asymptotic. For this reason Whitehead regarded metaphysical investigations as essential to both good science and good philosophy.
question: What quotation of Whitehead's was noted by a student in 1927?, answer: "Every scientific man in order to preserve his reputation has to say he dislikes metaphysics. What he means is he dislikes having his metaphysics criticized." | question: What was Whitehead's opinion of basic assumptions in metaphysics?, answer: such assumptions are not easily seen precisely because they remain unexamined and unquestioned | question: What did Whitehead feel was necessary regarding basic assumptions in metaphysics?, answer: people need to continually re-imagine their basic assumptions about how the universe works if philosophy and science are to make any real progress | question: What was Whitehead's opinion of metaphysical investigations?, answer: Whitehead regarded metaphysical investigations as essential to both good science and good philosophy | question: What do philosophers do, in Whitehead's view?, answer: make metaphysical assumptions about how the universe works | question: Assumptions of how the universe works are difficult to see precisely because of what?, answer: they remain unexamined and unquestioned | question: What did Whitehead ask people to reimagine in order for philosophy to make progress?, answer: basic assumptions about how the universe works | question: What did Whitehead regard as essential to good science and good philosophy?, answer: metaphysical investigations