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That doesn't imply philosophy LED to scientific discoveries; rather it was a post-hoc consequence of said discoveries.
by behnamoh 2y ago
That doesn't imply philosophy LED to scientific discoveries; rather it was a post-hoc consequence of said discoveries.
- dcre 2y agoThey were done at the same time and they are not in such a simple causal relationship. Try thinking and learning instead of trying to come up with arguments for claims you've already decided are right.
- behnamoh 2y agoI've read several books on history of science. in none of them did a scientist started with a philosophical idea which resulted in scientific discovery. it's always the opposite. e.g., quantum mechanics was the result of physics thinking, but the philosophical take came after that.