To any of the scientists and mathematics I know personal and have discussed this with, the lines between science and philosophy and mathematics and philosophy are not fuzzy at all. Mostly I have only heard of philosophers talked about the line being fuzzy or that philosophy encompasses mathematics and science. The philosophers that I have seen do this seem to do it because they disere the prestige that comes along with science and math’s success at changing the world.
Is experimental philosophy considered philosophy or science? Is formal epistemology considered philosophy or mathematics? Was Tarski doing math or philosophy? Is Stephen Hawking’s latest book philosophy or science? You can draw sharp lines if you want, but the world itself isn’t cut that way.
I missed this reply for some reason until I noticed it today.
My comment concerned what I have observed and not my personal belief and I tried to word it as such. Such as: To any of the scientists and mathematicians “I know personal.”(I am not going to repeat my spelling mistake), Mostly I have only heard of philosophers …
I do not evaluate whole disciplines at once. I do evaluate individual projects or experimental set ups. For this reason and that I was sharing what I considered an interesting observation not my personal belief, I do not think answering your questions will forward the conversation significantly.
To me the line between science and non-science is clear or can be made clear with further understanding. If society wants to draw a venn diagram where there is overlap between science and philosophy it is just one more case of non-orthogonal terminology. While non-orthogonal terminology is inefficient it is not he worst of society’s problems and should not be focused on unduly. I do think the line between science and non-science should be as sharp as possible and making it fuzzy is a bad thing for society/humanity.
To any of the scientists and mathematics I know personal and have discussed this with, the lines between science and philosophy and mathematics and philosophy are not fuzzy at all. Mostly I have only heard of philosophers talked about the line being fuzzy or that philosophy encompasses mathematics and science. The philosophers that I have seen do this seem to do it because they disere the prestige that comes along with science and math’s success at changing the world.
Is experimental philosophy considered philosophy or science? Is formal epistemology considered philosophy or mathematics? Was Tarski doing math or philosophy? Is Stephen Hawking’s latest book philosophy or science? You can draw sharp lines if you want, but the world itself isn’t cut that way.
I missed this reply for some reason until I noticed it today.
My comment concerned what I have observed and not my personal belief and I tried to word it as such. Such as: To any of the scientists and mathematicians “I know personal.”(I am not going to repeat my spelling mistake), Mostly I have only heard of philosophers …
I do not evaluate whole disciplines at once. I do evaluate individual projects or experimental set ups. For this reason and that I was sharing what I considered an interesting observation not my personal belief, I do not think answering your questions will forward the conversation significantly.
To me the line between science and non-science is clear or can be made clear with further understanding. If society wants to draw a venn diagram where there is overlap between science and philosophy it is just one more case of non-orthogonal terminology. While non-orthogonal terminology is inefficient it is not he worst of society’s problems and should not be focused on unduly. I do think the line between science and non-science should be as sharp as possible and making it fuzzy is a bad thing for society/humanity.