> Whereas the other subfields of philosophy don't (yet) have ways to fully validate them, and/or make them reproducible? I think it depends on the field. Repr

> Whereas the other subfields of philosophy don't (yet) have ways to fully validate them, and/or make them reproducible? I think it depends on the field. Reproducibility is more of a recent concern, whereas this process has been going on since the ancient Greeks, I'm sure. Probably more recently the criterion is "commercial value".