New Intellectualism

     It used to be the case that outside of the world of academia there was seldom serious work done in realms such as physics, biology, chemistry, and mathematics.For a large majority of time, realms such as mathematics and physics have been reserved and exclusively been explored by professional scientists. Through the past several decades it seems as though there have been many others (whom are, at times involved in other professional affairs) that have decided to pursue their hobbies. In part, due to the age of the internet and other technologies, information is widely accessible.
    Problems such as the "measurement problem", "the mind-body problem" and the "hard problem of consciousness" (Chalmers, 1995) are no longer issues that can only be worked on by professional scholars. The above mentioned allows for a professional academic's worst nightmare- crackpots. Unfortunately, the past several decades have given rise to both pseudo-intellectualism and anti-intellectualism. Luckily, both are encountered in the humanities, social/"soft" sciences, and liberal arts. Disciplines such as the foundations of mathematics (for one) are largely left alone as many others are unable to wrap their minds around these fields. A lack of comprehension does not (and has not) prevented others from attaching a great fascination with more esoteric, metaphysical and ontological topics. Various misconceptions come from mystical-like topics that others fail to grasp. Some examples include concepts in the foundations of pure mathematics and ideas in theoretical physics (namely quantum mechanics). There are certain ideas in fields that are still misunderstood or unknown altogether. In the next post I shall investigate and propose other epistemic questions. Implications for other forms of 'Intellectualisms' shall too be investigated. I shall also (in the upcoming future) address papers by other scientists and philosophers.           

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