Science has fundamental laws and principles by which we obtain a 0.05 answer. What is the philosophical equivalent? — Denovo Meme
On the other hand, science doesn't really have any laws either. A law describes how something has to act or should act. Scientific laws only describe how the world generally tends to act under certain circumstances. They describe. They don't cause or explain. — T Clark
And there is growing evidence that they may be local and time bound - iow not really laws, but patterns. — Coben
Such as, how do you model individual clouds or people. Generalities are easy because it ignores most of reality. — Noah Te Stroete
That's sounds like a battle of appeals to authority. IOW philosophy has a critique of that kind of communication - we could call this critique or fallacy something similar to a natural law - which can aid one in dealing with such things in scientific discussions, philosophy, politics, wherever.When I read or discuss a bit of philosophy I become frustrated with the way people quote a philosopher as if the philosopher has the answer. — Denovo Meme
There are certainly philosophical works that include data. And philsophical discussions online will sometimes include data. Other types of discussions in philosophy can't use data.There is never a shred of data, worldly evidence of universality, or even revolutionary insight. — Denovo Meme
I assume that was an example that number. Science is in fact a product of philosophical thinking, at least at many points in its history there have been philosophical discussions, by scientists, by generalists, by philosophers, about epistemology. And this has aided (and perhaps sometimes blocked) scientific research and strategies. If you are having a discussion over free will vs. determinism, I am not sure where a numerical value can come in. If you are analysing the language use in a position, again, I don't see where number values come in. It's a bit like saying that your literary studies didn't deal much with chemicals. These are different kinds of truths being sought after, often at a more abstract level then science is aiming for in specific research.Science has fundamental laws and principles by which we obtain a 0.05 answer. — Denovo Meme
In meteorology, for example, they cannot determine what is going to happen in a specific location, only a general trend over a generally large area. They can only do this because the science ignores individuality, and so ignores most of reality. Does that make sense? — Noah Te Stroete
In meteorology, for example, they cannot determine what is going to happen in a specific location, only a general trend over a generally large area. They can only do this because the science ignores individuality, and so ignores most of reality. Does that make sense? — Noah Te Stroete
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