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means of observation do not matter if we're talking about abstract principles (of what scientia is).
by arpa 5y ago
means of observation do not matter if we're talking about abstract principles (of what scientia is).
- TeMPOraL 5y agoBut we're not talking about just abstract principles. By themselves, these abstract principles are just that - abstract. They only matter when applied to the concrete, when you use them to learn something new about reality. Technology is how we extend the set of things to which these principles can be applied, and thus the set of things we can learn about our world.
- arpa 5y agoin purely positivistic viewpoint you are probably right, however you seem to be taking inductive approach (use principles to learn) as opposed to the deductive one (use learnings to extract principles). I wouldn't actually dismiss any of them. edit: re-read your comments again, and i see your point now. You are absolutely right.