These slides introduced a discussion at the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia conference in Hawaii. They raise the issue of what is science and consider the optics of Newton.

1. The metaphysics ofThe metaphysics of
physicsphysics

2. At issue todayAt issue today
Modern physicsModern physics
What is physics?What is physics?
Physics pedagogyPhysics pedagogy

3. Newton’s opticsNewton’s optics
16661666
MathematicsMathematics

4. Modern physicsModern physics
Galileo & NewtonGalileo & Newton
Periods of lonely effortPeriods of lonely effort
Tried to show othersTried to show others
Hermeneutic philosophy of scienceHermeneutic philosophy of science
Kant 1882Kant 1882
How is physics possible?How is physics possible?
HeideggerHeidegger
HeelanHeelan

5. Heidegger’s metaphysicsHeidegger’s metaphysics

6. Truth is an eventTruth is an event
Of disclosureOf disclosure
All beingsAll beings
Special instanceSpecial instance
Of correspondenceOf correspondence
Many formulationsMany formulations
Reality with our descriptionReality with our description
Symbols with symbolsSymbols with symbols

7. Model of human-nessModel of human-ness
Ontological “structure”Ontological “structure”
UnderstandingUnderstanding
DispositionDisposition
NominationNomination
Ontological kineticOntological kinetic
For-the-sake-of-which cascadesFor-the-sake-of-which cascades
Way of being-in-the-world:Way of being-in-the-world: past-present-futurepast-present-future
equiprimordialequiprimordial
(care structure)(care structure)

8. IA Das vorweltliche Etwas
The pretheoretical something – preworldly something
(basic movement of life as such),
primal something, original something, Ur-etwas
[The It which worlds and thus properizes itself]
IB Welthaftes Etwas
The pretheoretical something – world-laden something
(basic movement of particular spheres of experience),
genuine lifeworld
IIA Formallogisches gegenständliches Etwas
The theoretical something – formal-logical objective something
(motivated in primal something)
IIB Objektariges Etwas
The theoretical something – object-type something
(motivated in a genuine lifeworld)
KNS schemaKNS schema
((Kriegsnotsemester 1919)Kriegsnotsemester 1919)

9. Heidegger’s characteristics ofHeidegger’s characteristics of
sciencescience
Ground-planGround-plan
Pre-logicPre-logic
Measurable “Objects”Measurable “Objects”
PerceptionPerception
Expect the RealExpect the Real
Force revelationsForce revelations
Follow proceduresFollow procedures
Truth as correspondenceTruth as correspondence
Truth as disclosures of the RealTruth as disclosures of the Real
InstitutionsInstitutions
Consequence of disclosuresConsequence of disclosures

10. Physics pedagogyPhysics pedagogy
AimAim
DisclosureDisclosure
Truth & realityTruth & reality
Importance of correspondenceImportance of correspondence
For-the-sake-of-whichFor-the-sake-of-which
Transience of truthTransience of truth
ImplicationsImplications
DemonstrationsDemonstrations
Assertion of the individualAssertion of the individual
Art, music, technologyArt, music, technology
CurriculumCurriculum
Foil to modernityFoil to modernity

11. Truth in physicsTruth in physics