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The domain of philosophy on the other hand has all sorts of valuable low hanging fruit remaining to be picked. Perhaps someday someone will notice.
by mistermann 3y ago
The domain of philosophy on the other hand has all sorts of valuable low hanging fruit remaining to be picked. Perhaps someday someone will notice.
- abdullahkhalids 3y agoI agree. There is actually quite a lot of fundamental work that could be done at the intersection of Physics and Philosophy, that is not getting done. Mainly because researchers are not given the space to engage in moonshot work. But even if that space was available. It will take truly great minds to learn centuries worth of physics, without fundamentally biasing themselves by the orthodox philosophy, so they can actually rewrite the philosophy of physics. Realistically, I think what can happen is that we find some new field (not even in physics), which acts as a fertile ground for new philosophy. And once it is developed there, someone imports it to fundamental Physics.
- hoten 3y agoI have a passable understanding of physics, but nothing really for philosophy. I can't even begin to understand what sort of fundamental work you could be referring to. Would you mind breaking it down a bit?
- mistermann 3y ago> Realistically, I think what can happen is that we find some new field (not even in physics), which acts as a fertile ground for new philosophy. Metaphysics. The various phenomena that people talk/complain about constantly, yet insist doesn't exist if you start to investigate it. This fruit is low hanging, but it needs new techniques to pick it because enthusiastic pickers proclaim that it isn't there (despite whining about it constantly) and various other bizarre behaviors.
- criddell 3y agoWhat’s an example of a major breakthrough in philosophy in modern times?
- tim333 3y agoPhilosophy tends to be the category of problems we can't figure out so people just waffle about them, and then when there is a solution it's no longer called philosophy. A recent example would be can machines think which used to be philosophical and is now becoming practical.
- mistermann 3y agoFinding a way to make philosophy impotent is a pretty impressive accomplishment in my books, but not what you're looking for I suspect.