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You mean, like the fact of Earth-centric solar system models everybody used to believe in? This is not why people look down on philosophy. This is why STEM peo
by jevgeni 11y ago
You mean, like the fact of Earth-centric solar system models everybody used to believe in?
This is not why people look down on philosophy. This is why STEM people fail to learn anything about it. Other people look down on philosophy, because it's close to impossible to make a living out of philosophy.
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- tdb7893 11y agoThe fact that science changes and people used to disagree is a testament to the difference between the two fields. Testability is where science gets it's credibility so it's not surprising that it doesn't have much credibility among scientists. How many times has philosophy made a prediction about how things worked that was observable? I'm not saying it should have the reputation it does but it doesn't surprise me at all.
- jevgeni 11y agoPhilosophy is not predictive. Why do people think that? Is set theory predictive? The very principle that you describe, the principle of falsifiability of a scientific theory, is a philosophical construct (developed and described by Karl Popper) on which today's scientific approach is based.