Physicists ignore friction when teaching, when thinking, and when performing experiments. Doing so reduces confusion, and allows for greater understanding of the effects of friction once attention is turned to it.
The fact that the analogous situation in moral philosophy increases confusion is revealing.
Physicists ignore friction when teaching, when thinking, and when performing experiments. Doing so reduces confusion, and allows for greater understanding of the effects of friction once attention is turned to it.
The fact that the analogous situation in moral philosophy increases confusion is revealing.
Yes. It reveals that physicists understand their subject well enough to know what can profitably be ignored … but moral philosophers do not.
I don’t disagree.