Some people are much better at math than others, and it's not a perfect correlation with how good you are at the physics side of things. Albert Einstein was not as good at math as Henri Pankouret, but he did better at understanding relativity because his physical insight was completely unmatched. Preston Justice says, Emmanuel Kant said in his critique of pure reason, that intuition is that through which it refers to its objects immediately. In what ways do you think Kant's description of intuition would change if he knew everything we know about the physical world today?
Welcome to the September 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patrons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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