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What a terrible, horrible, no-good article. Claiming to be able to arbitrate what is fact and what isn’t without even mentioning epistemology and all the open q
by andreareina 4y ago
What a terrible, horrible, no-good article. Claiming to be able to arbitrate what is fact and what isn’t without even mentioning epistemology and all the open questions therein, the reason that science is a process and not an end result… very bad form for a professor of philosophy. Maybe he goes into the details in the book he’s flogging (his own book of course) but judging by tfa my confidence is low.
- nayroclade 4y agoThe article is an extended intro for a book the author has written. Perhaps the book mentions these things? Have you read it?
- andreareina 4y agoThings exist in context. What's good for an introduction to a book I've already bought is not necessarily good for a stand-alone article for a website. Although I would argue that even the former should have some mention of the obvious starting points and objections. If I read this introduction in a book store or library I'd be putting it back on the shelf. No, I haven't read the book and I shan't for this passage gives me little confidence that the book would do them justice.