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Jerry Fodor? Noam Chomsky? Hilary Putnam? Patricia Churchland What is a pure philosopher??!? I'm not arguing the specificity of the question, I'm saying that q
by cd4plus 2y ago
Jerry Fodor? Noam Chomsky? Hilary Putnam? Patricia Churchland
What is a pure philosopher??!? I'm not arguing the specificity of the question, I'm saying that question is nonsensical.
- alan-hn 2y agoSomeone who does not test hypotheses
- zaat 2y agoThe characterization of the scientific method as proposing hypotheses and then putting them to test was given by a philosopher in the previous century. While the hypotheses that this is the character of the scientific method is still very common, it was refuted long ago, both by observations and by logic reasoning.
- alan-hn 2y agoI didn't say anything about the scientific method though, I'm simply making a distinction about two groups of people who both seem to claim to generate understanding of our reality. One group can and does test hypotheses, the other does not