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That isn't the problem. The problem is that philosophers believe that they know things from first principles which, in fact, have been falsified by science. T
by btilly 5y ago
That isn't the problem.
The problem is that philosophers believe that they know things from first principles which, in fact, have been falsified by science. Therefore the thing that they are saying is wrong.
See https://nautil.us/issue/35/boundaries/this-philosopher-helped-ensure-there-was-no-nobel-for-relativity https://nautil.us/issue/35/boundaries/this-philosopher-helpe... for a famous such clash. Please be assured that legions of lesser philosophers have fallen into the same trap.
- morelisp 5y ago> legions of lesser philosophers have fallen into the same trap. I don't know, this case is somewhat infamous, but it really speaks more to the Nobel committee's own biases than the field of philosophy. Bergson was prolific and influential, but also unpopular within many philosophical circles outside of the Francosphere, and also inside it by the time the post-structuralists came along. Anyway, wait until you find out what the legions of lesser scientists have been up to since 1921...