A second attempt.
universe: that which contains everything.
reality: the realm of natural phenomena.
scientific theory: a theory that identifies natural phenomena.
morality: the realm of normative rules.
normative theory: a theory that identifies normative rules.
identification: “this natural phenomenon has following properties” or “this normative rule says: … ”
Please answer in the form of [ABC0]{4}, where 0 stands for no opinion. Feel free to add an explanation.
Example: B0BA stands for anti-realism, no opinion on values, weak ontological realism, scientific reductionism.
Reality is external to the mind.
It is possible to evaluate which scientific theory is more correct.
It is impossible to evaluate which scientific theory is more correct.
Reality is a product of the mind.
Morality is external to the mind.
It is possible to evaluate which normative theory is better.
It is impossible to evaluate which normative theory is better.
Morality is a product of the mind.
Mental phenomena are reducible to reality and reality is reducible to mathematics.
Mathematics is the universe.
Mental phenomena are reducible to reality, but reality is not reducible to mathematics.
Reality (and mathematics) is the universe.
Mental phenomena are not reducible to reality and reality is not reducible to mathematics.
The entirety of scientific theories can be reduced to some axiomatic theories.
The entirety of scientific theories cannot be reduced to some axiomatic theories.
New natural phenomena require new irreducible scientific theories.
POLL: Realism and reductionism
A second attempt.
Defintions:
universe: that which contains everything.
reality: the realm of natural phenomena.
scientific theory: a theory that identifies natural phenomena.
morality: the realm of normative rules.
normative theory: a theory that identifies normative rules.
identification: “this natural phenomenon has following properties” or “this normative rule says: … ”
What are you?
Please answer in the form of [ABC0]{4}, where 0 stands for no opinion. Feel free to add an explanation.
Example: B0BA stands for anti-realism, no opinion on values, weak ontological realism, scientific reductionism.
1A realism
Reality is external to the mind.
It is possible to evaluate which scientific theory is more correct.
1B anti-realism
Reality is external to the mind.
It is impossible to evaluate which scientific theory is more correct.
1C subjectivism
Reality is a product of the mind.
2A value realism
Morality is external to the mind.
It is possible to evaluate which normative theory is better.
2B value anti-realism
Morality is external to the mind.
It is impossible to evaluate which normative theory is better.
2C value relativism
Morality is a product of the mind.
3A strong ontological reductionism
Mental phenomena are reducible to reality and reality is reducible to mathematics.
Mathematics is the universe.
3B weak ontological reductionism
Mental phenomena are reducible to reality, but reality is not reducible to mathematics.
Reality (and mathematics) is the universe.
3C anti-reductionism
Mental phenomena are not reducible to reality and reality is not reducible to mathematics.
4A scientific reductionism
The entirety of scientific theories can be reduced to some axiomatic theories.
4B scientific anti-reductionism
The entirety of scientific theories cannot be reduced to some axiomatic theories.
New natural phenomena require new irreducible scientific theories.