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No. I mean precisely what I said. Science does not pursue truth. Philosophy does. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumentalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by ukj 5y ago
No. I mean precisely what I said.
Science does not pursue truth.
Philosophy does.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumentalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumentalism
- Ygg2 5y agoPhilosophy divorced from experiment just devolves into navel gazing and batshit insanity.
- ukj 5y agoAnd empiricism divorced from philosophical reflection fails to understand its own limits/biases. It is still navel gazing batshit insanity, but if it works well enough nobody questions why it doesn’t work better.