Since my student days, I have been studying various things Richard Feynman wrote. His 3 volumes of lectures in physics have been one of the ‘go-to sources’ on basic physics. I have also enjoyed reading his lectures on advanced topics, including nanotechnology and computing. Apart from all this, I have also been impressed by Feynman’s viewpoint on science, society and human living.
In the passing, I have read that he did not like philosophers, but I always felt that Feynman’s thoughts were deeply philosophical without the frills of sophisticated language.
Recently, I came across a wonderful conversation with Leonard Susskind, a close friend of Feynman and an accomplished physicist himself. In this video (around 40.18 min), Susskind highlights that Feynman was deeply philosophical. He emphasizes that Feynman did not like the way philosophical discourse was conducted, especially in the context of the philosophy of science. This point kind of reinforced my impression of Feynman and was heartening.
I admire Feynman for making science interesting, but I am also very well aware that Feynman has been criticized for being sexist. Feynman was a scientific genius, but he had his flaws.
Anyway, the whole conversation with Susskind is educative. The best part is when he talks about why he likes teaching (around 1.06 hours in the video), which is worth watching.
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