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Ockham
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Have you ever noticed that a lot of the greatest historical scientists were philosophers as well? I was looking through some stuff today and I noticed this correlation.
I was always of the notion that philosophy was somewhat of an artistic endeavor. But when I think about it more, perhaps it is more of a scientific venture. Not everything "philosophical" that the mind comes up with turns out to be true. That screams of experimental design. How else do these ideas get tested out rather than to find an experimental state and then view it's procedures and outcomes to see if they match up to your hypothesis.
I dunno. It was just rather an epiphany of sorts for me to find that correlation. And it then got me to really thinking of how come.
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Perhaps or they were considered great minds and thus worth listening to in their philosophy. Some of the prospects of philosophy hit at the core of who and what we are, so everyone takes an interest in them and when someone like Einstein says something on it people listen.
At the same time I think the fact they consider these philosophies from the implications of their work is an indication that they're a great scientist: being able to consider some results on the meta-scientific level is important.
Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth -- more than ruin -- more even than death.... Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man. -- Bertrand Russell
You have to list some examples; otherwise I don't have a frame of reference by which to agree or disagee with you.
"Please Lord, lead me not into temptation.........."
aw, to hell with it......
Like, Zind, you mean, Fox News doesn't have a talking point on this so you don't know what to think?
(ROTFLOL, I couldn't help myself, the devil made me do it)
"Please Lord, lead me not into temptation.........."
aw, to hell with it......
Like, Zind, you mean, Fox News doesn't have a talking point on this so you don't know what to think?
(ROTFLOL, I couldn't help myself, the devil made me do it)
Hey, no offense taken. In a world so filled with death and destruction it obviously doesn't take much to amuse you, so I'm happy for you.
But it helps to start a discussion by listing some people whom he considers to be both great scientists and as well as philosphers. There are clearly some brilliant scentific minds, like Blaise Pascal and Isaac Newton who made profound observations about life. But philosophy tends to be more subjective than science. One man's profundity may be another man's banality.
Leibniz and Goethe probably fit the description.
"The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth," Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Please Lord, lead me not into temptation.........."
aw, to hell with it......
Like, Zind, you mean, Fox News doesn't have a talking point on this so you don't know what to think?
(ROTFLOL, I couldn't help myself, the devil made me do it)
Hey, no offense taken. In a world so filled with death and destruction it obviously doesn't take much to amuse you, so I'm happy for you.
But it helps to start a discussion by listing some people whom he considers to be both great scientists and as well as philosphers. There are clearly some brilliant scentific minds, like Blaise Pascal and Isaac Newton who made profound observations about life. But philosophy tends to be more subjective than science. One man's profundity may be another man's banality.
No the difference is he doesn't concentrate on the fear-mongering and the obsession with death and destruction... you 'obviously' do. The fact that you even brought it up over a little joke like that tells a thousands words.
O_o o_O