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Ask HN: Is Philosophy any different from fiction?

Can you formally verify philosophical concepts? What would it mean to verify Idealism, for example? Would love to hear peoples thoughts on this. Been racking my head for ages on it and can't come up with something sound and complete.

Juliate 7y ago
If you want to formally verify a concept, you need a framework, or reference concepts: axioms.
- ASlave2Gravity 7y ago
  So what are the axioms for Western philosophy? EDIT: Ludwig Wittgenstein's work is pretty axiomatic right?
  - HNLurker2 7y ago
    r/askphilosophy
  - Juliate 7y ago
    There is no "western" philosophy. It's not a block.
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brudgers 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatic_maxim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatic_maxim
- ASlave2Gravity 7y ago
  ohhh. Thank you :)