Three Principles about Knowledge, the Universe and everything else

Alexander Hieke

University of Salzburg

I will argue for the truth of three basic principles. The first two are well-known and easy to argue for. Surprisingly, they are not universally accepted. The third one stands on less firm ground. Principle 1: All knowledge is empirical. Principle 2: When science tells us that x exists in the (physical) universe then x indeed exists. Principle 3: Everything else (that exists) helps us to gain knowledge about the (physical) universe.

Time: September 12th, 13:30 – 15:00

Location: HS E.002