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To: highball

At the same time, science should be recognized as a philosophy. It is a philosophy that has played an important role, to be sure, but at root it is a philosophy. Other philosophies have played important roles too.


576 posted on 11/11/2005 7:06:10 AM PST by drlevy88
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At the same time, science should be recognized as a philosophy.

In practical terms, what does that mean?

It is a philosophy that has played an important role, to be sure, but at root it is a philosophy. Other philosophies have played important roles too.

I'm not sure who's diminishing the role of other philosophies, either in our history or today. All we're saying is that we shouldn't let the dogma of one philosophy intrude upon the workings of another discipline.

581 posted on 11/11/2005 7:11:29 AM PST by highball ("I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." -- Thomas Jefferson)
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