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    Problems which are of the form 'How does 'x' occur' and 'Why does 'x' occur' where x is any natural phenomena are scientific.forrest-sounds
    Yes. Science consists in reasoning to the best explanations (you point out such questions above) which are then modeled and deductions from which (i.e. predictions) are experimentally tested until falsified or replaced by better models etc (rinse and repeat). Explanatory models which are well-tested and (so far) unfalsified are considered theories, or scientific knowledge (not mere conjectures). I suspect, forrest, you agree with this description?

    Philosophy is generally theoretical ...
    Cite some "natural phenomena" that are explained – experimentally modeled such that they produce "theoretical" results – by philosophy. I cannot. What have I missed?
  • forrest-sounds
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    are you being sarcastic? Because that in no way follows.

    From that Wikipedia article section 9.1
    "The Existence Question: is there progress in philosophy?"
    "The Comparison Question: is there as much progress in philosophy as in science?"
  • forrest-sounds
    14
    Right okay so if,
    Physics, psychology, linguistics, mathematics, logic, chemistry, biologyBanno
    are all a part of philosophy is there anything which inst?
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