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Relating computer science and mathematics to philosophy is already a fair and understandable argument. Yet, as separate divisions of professional academic labor

• a-dub 5y ago
  computer science, mathematics, science and many other technical fields borrow logic and formalized reasoning from philosophy and subsets of those fields have direct applications in the system of production, therefore i think that's why they're elevated in terms of perceived impact. i've always sort of seen pure philosophy as an art for exercising rhetorical and general reasoning skills, which then seem to have the most natural applications in fields like law and politics. i think where it can go sideways is cases where philosophers will attempt to apply reasoning to premises or fields that they don't fully understand. that said, as we march into the post truth era, perhaps philosophy will have another moment to shine as a framework for training reasoning skills in an uncertain world.