Partially referenced elsewhere in the thread already, but I would caution one from necessarily starting with a philosophy then working backwards to see how it matches reality.
I would recommend one instead train themselves to read scientific research papers, especially in one’s field of interest, then later compare those results to existing philosophies.
I would say it’s a mistake to view a philosophy/philosophies as a periodic table with unfilled spaces, where one can infer what they should contain easily. I would liken it more to a bible where the anything-du-jour was used to fill up space.
I would recommend one instead train themselves to read scientific research papers, especially in one’s field of interest, then later compare those results to existing philosophies.
This strikes me as biasing your choice based on what one’s field of interest is.
Partially referenced elsewhere in the thread already, but I would caution one from necessarily starting with a philosophy then working backwards to see how it matches reality.
I would recommend one instead train themselves to read scientific research papers, especially in one’s field of interest, then later compare those results to existing philosophies.
I would say it’s a mistake to view a philosophy/philosophies as a periodic table with unfilled spaces, where one can infer what they should contain easily. I would liken it more to a bible where the anything-du-jour was used to fill up space.
This strikes me as biasing your choice based on what one’s field of interest is.