(March 6, 2009 at 5:05 am)fr0d0 Wrote:Yes:(March 5, 2009 at 7:19 pm)Kyuuketsuki Wrote:(March 5, 2009 at 5:44 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: I think it revealing that you refer to science as philosophy. This is the problem.. science has nothing to do with philosophy.
Wrong philosophy means "to seek knowledge" and, to date, the only methodology that has ever explained anything in any verifiable form is science... science is actually the only real philosophy.answers.com Wrote:n., pl. -phies.I don't see anything there that agrees with you. Do you?
Love and pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means and moral self-discipline.
Investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.
A system of thought based on or involving such inquiry: the philosophy of Hume.
The critical analysis of fundamental assumptions or beliefs.
The disciplines presented in university curriculums of science and the liberal arts, except medicine, law, and theology.
The discipline comprising logic, ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
A set of ideas or beliefs relating to a particular field or activity; an underlying theory: an original philosophy of advertising.
A system of values by which one lives: has an unusual philosophy of life.
1) Love and pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means and moral self-discipline. - Science is the pursuit of wisdom by an intellectual means.
2) The critical analysis of fundamental assumptions or beliefs. - Philosophy of Science does this quite well.
3) The disciplines presented in university curriculums of science and the liberal arts, except medicine, law, and theology. - The word "science" is used in the meaning!!!
4) A set of ideas or beliefs relating to a particular field or activity; an underlying theory: an original philosophy of advertising. - Science is all about beliefs and ideas relating to specific fields and activities...
So 4 out of the 8 mentioned do apply to science. The rest apply to philosophy in general, which is logical thinking, ethics, etc.