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There are different views, but I like to think of philosophy as mapping the terrain of thought. Most scientists don't think much about the scientific method eve
by finolex1 7y ago
There are different views, but I like to think of philosophy as mapping the terrain of thought. Most scientists don't think much about the scientific method even though they implicitly apply it, but it's nice every once in a while to step back and reflect on the whole endeavor, and that's where philosophy steps in.
Obviously, the boundaries are blurred. The study of formal logic straddles both Math and Philosophy. Lots of fields were once under the domain of philosophy before they branched out - Leibniz, Descartes, Russell all made important philosophy contributions as well.
- ChrisSD 7y agoIt would be nice if scientists and philosophers worked closer together. These days a scientist's understanding of the scientific method is usually a bowdlerized version of Karl Popper's work, as passed down from one scientist to another. But ideas do tend to filter through eventually, even if most scientists aren't themselves aware of where they came from.