3 ms·

There is some irony in using ideas articulated by Karl Popper to criticize philosophy's contribution to the sciences.

• whatshisface 7y ago
  The parent isn't criticizing philosophy as a whole, just most philosophy, especially continental philosophy. It's also worth mentioning that if you assume P and then prove not P, you've proven not P. It's not a contradiction, it's proof by contradiction. If P is "philosophy leads to the right answers" and then you engage in philosophy, concluding "philosophy does not lead to the right answers," you have disproven the original statement by contradiction. It's kind of like how anyone who says they are a liar is a liar.