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I'm not sure how much philosophy and science can ever be connected. There is surely little biological basis for systems of ethics or epistemology. Abandoning th
by JoeAltmaier 6y ago
I'm not sure how much philosophy and science can ever be connected. There is surely little biological basis for systems of ethics or epistemology. Abandoning that, we're left to wonder if they can apply to social systems in the aggregate.
There we find a wide variety of social systems in partial or complete disagreement on what constitutes ethics. In some systems murder is a sin; in others it is tolerated or necessary. Fidelity is variously required or shunned. Simpler things like truthful speaking are all over the map.
Even epistemology is in doubt. Secular science types love provable measurements and consistent theories. Others embrace inspiration, devine communication, even mushroom-induced hallucination as true sources.
So where does science impact philosophy? Perhaps as a tool for describing philosophies, like describing species of animal. That doesn't make philosophy a science, but a subject of scientific study.
- BlueTemplar 6y agoI can think of several examples where systems of ethics come from biological and/or sociological evolutionary constraints ?