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It is as good as any sensible hypothesis: it allows us to focus on a more promising direction of research.
by Koshkin 5y ago
It is as good as any sensible hypothesis: it allows us to focus on a more promising direction of research.
- denton-scratch 5y agoA hypothesis is an unproved proposition that is actually susceptible to proof (or disproof). That is, it must make testable predictions. What predictions, testable in principle, are made by this "emergent phenomenon" hypothesis?
- Koshkin 5y agoWell, philosophy is different from (positive) science in that regard. Yes, you have to realize that the notion of emergent phenomena belongs to philosophy, where a hypothesis (it can be said that philosophy consists of hypotheses) can only be "proven" indirectly, from relevant experience (such as scientific research).