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Science vs Philosphy

This is for people who wish to debate the merits of each method. Which one is best? Do the 2 need one another? Please feel free to openly criticise either method as you see fit. Don't get personal, but don't hold back either.

This is for people who wish to debate the merits of each method. Which one is best? Do the 2 need one another? Please feel free to openly criticise either method as you see fit. Don't get personal, but don't hold back either.

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Science vs Philosphy
Jun 7, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Heraclitus
Without the philosophy of science, there is no science.
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Science vs Philosphy
Aug 7, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by HereticSin
Logos is a subset of philosophy, and science is derived from it in some distinct ways, starting with the concepts of rationality established by Greek philosophers. The idea that God must be rational, ergo the world must have rational order, was ...
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Science vs Philosphy
Dec 2, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by powder
Science is the pursuit of knowledge of our world, what we can sense, observe, measure. Philosophy is abstract thought, not necessarily anything to do with reality. Knowledge is useless if we don't apply it to be useful. Science is the tool but ...
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Science vs Philosphy
Jan 24, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by AltonCheung
Don't think there is "method" in philosophy, especially modern philosophy. Many modern philosophy is just abstract thinking without having an anchor. So, no, science doesn't need it.
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Science vs Philosphy
Jun 18, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Mcflewster
Tools to overcome religion. Of the intellectual tools, philosophy and science , science is the best because its processes are simpler and any person can be improved to use it wisely, whereas one would have to study so many ...
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Science vs Philosphy
Sep 14, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Mcflewster
This is a statement of hope that gives me great inspiration. What we do not know about ourselves. It is also a statement that every Humanist and scientist would agree would recognize as helping people reach their true potential.
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Science vs Philosphy
Nov 13, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Mcflewster
I regularly attend a skeptics and believers group in Henley on Thames which I have notified on this site. I post this notification of the up coming meeting firstly for information on what we talk about but I hope it might prompt some discussion ...
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Science vs Philosphy
Dec 17, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Word
Philosophy from the mind, science of the matter? Mind over matter. If it doesn't matter, then there is no mind? Yes, playing with words a bit, but maybe it would go somewhere? If you dont mind, does it matter? There must be mind and matter? John ...
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Science vs Philosphy
Dec 18, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by SeekingWisdom
Science vs. Philosophy? How about both? None other than the great Neil deGrasse Tyson has more than once expressed public disdain for Philosophy (see ""Why Does Neil deGrasse Tyson Hate Philosophy?). I respect and love pretty much everthing ...
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Science vs Philosphy
Mar 10, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Mcflewster
Time to Brush up on Bertrand Russell
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Science vs Philosphy
Mar 15, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by levan
True good post
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Science vs Philosphy
Mar 16, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by levan
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Science vs Philosphy
Mar 24, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Word
Science vs. philosophy Science is a "way of knowing", Philosophy is "Loving" the way of knowing. Science definition the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and ...
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