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Re: Science and Philosophy: what is the difference?

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From: Patrick Reany
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 20:16
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glhansen@steel.ucs.indiana.edu (Gregory L. Hansen) wrote in message news:<born1c$jaj$3@hood.uits.indiana.edu>...
> In article <psasb.6842$9_.282814@news1.tin.it>, Dio <dadaismo@tin.it> wrote:
> >Science and philosophy (or epistemology) have been very important for our
> >knowledge.
> >But nowadays what is the main difference between science and philosophy?
> >
> >What do you think about?
> >
> >Thank you everybody
> 
> Philosophy is not disproven by the observable.

Neither is a formal point of view about how to build a theory, for
example, whether or not the theory is to include an invisible absolute
space, or whether or not to employ logical ecomony (Occam's Razor)
when adopting postulates, or in deciding which principles, if any,
will be used heuristically.

Patrick
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