Dean Zimmerman - How Does Philosophy Illuminate the Physical World?

Get free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN We think we understand the physical world but we do not. For example, some features of the world are derived from others, which makes the latter more fundamental and the former less so. Some scientists believe that only science can tell us how things work. Philosophers do not agree. Do philosophers see things that scientists cannot? Shop Closer To Truth merch and support the show: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Watch more videos on the metaphysics of the cosmos: https://shorturl.at/dmEQY Dean W. Zimmerman is a Distinguished Professor of philosophy at Rutgers University specializing in metaphysics and the philosophy of religion. For subscriber-only exclusives, register for free today: https://bit.ly/3He94Ns Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.