RE: Generally speaking, is philosophy a worthwhile subject of study?
February 19, 2022 at 9:53 am
(This post was last modified: February 19, 2022 at 10:05 am by GrandizerII.)
Considerations of these interpretations may have an impact on future findings, though.
Refer to the Aeon essay I posted earlier for an example of what you actually requested.
Depends on the specialty of the philosopher. Those who specialize in mathematics and in science are expected to be as good as physicists in understanding the science and math. It's part of their expertise ...
By the way, it's physicists (not mere philosophers) who came up with many of the interpretations for quantum mechanics. Ironically.
Refer to the Aeon essay I posted earlier for an example of what you actually requested.
(February 19, 2022 at 9:22 am)polymath257 Wrote: Once again, the discussion of these interpretations is primarily a philosophical exercise and has had essentially no impact on the science (as fun as it is). Plus, in practice, the physicists do the philosophy better than the philosophers because they actually understand the science and math.. So even as philosophers, the philosophers fail.
Depends on the specialty of the philosopher. Those who specialize in mathematics and in science are expected to be as good as physicists in understanding the science and math. It's part of their expertise ...
By the way, it's physicists (not mere philosophers) who came up with many of the interpretations for quantum mechanics. Ironically.
