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I think you could argue that physics (and other sciences) are applied philosophy, but they have the same issues with imprecise definitions. Consider what it mea
by mc808 11y ago
I think you could argue that physics (and other sciences) are applied philosophy, but they have the same issues with imprecise definitions. Consider what it means to be a "particle" today vs. 150 years ago. Supposing the word had been rigidly defined and everyone stuck to it, "particles" as such have been debunked.
- nitrogen 11y agoThe ability of a definition to change in light of new evidence is an essential quality of a precise and useful definition. Definitions, to be useful, must be precise and falsifiable. That a definition is changed because its earlier version was falsified is evidence of precision, assuming the new definition is also falsifiable with evidence.
- ectoplasm 11y agoIt's hypotheses that are falsifiable, not definitions. Definitions simply give values to symbols.