anythinggoes

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   by anythinggoes 14y ago

   I find it difficult to get a general understanding of Philosophy as this discipline tends to be so big that it is difficult to get a good overview. What I would suggest is asking yourself what kind of questions you find interesting. Do you
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   by anythinggoes 14y ago

   I am afraid you are simplifying the scientific progress quite a bit with "we have a model, then we look for empiric data and if there is conclusive evidence we can conclude that the model matches reality". It has been shown by many histori
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   by anythinggoes 14y ago

   First of all in academia you will often find subjects that may very well prove to be irrelevant to practical activities, not just in Philosophy, but also in Mathematics, Physics or Political Science. However, I do think that a great deal o
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   by anythinggoes 14y ago

   One major reason why I disagree with the article. Social phenomena are impossible to fully compute as human beings do not just apply to comprehensible laws of physics, but there is a whole different dynamic of behavioral and social factors