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Quote by: sdbest  So, can you suggest some examples? The reason I ask is that some examples of would be helpful to test your hypothesis. |
Here is an example: "Murder is wrong."
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In the absence of "data" that becomes impossible, which means your views are not falsifiable, and therefore beyond any reasonable scrutiny or investigation. They are in the realm of faith and dogma.
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By "data" I assume you mean example axioms and sets of axioms?
On another note, is logic a matter of faith and/or dogma?
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You see my dilemma. You're making points that seem so abstract and that may not exist "outside of [your] human mind" that they may have no merit whatsoever, except, of course, to you. In which case they are likely not applicable to anything other than your world view.
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I think there is a difference between physical existence (empiricism) and mental existence (thought, of which logic is a subset). A concept exists physically as a pattern of neurons firing in one's brain, but it has no effect on reality outside of the human mind. Therefore, if we are talking only about concepts, empiricism is irrelevant.
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Surely, if you believe "sets of self-consistent principles are possible" you must have some notion of what they might be. Rather than a set, even one principle might be helpful.
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Again, how is this for a start: "Murder is wrong."
- Rob