/sci/ - Science & Math

>>15050976
Philosophy is the basis of science, though. Philosophy takes our nature in the world and tries to make sense of it through shared experience of the human condition. If you don't think this influences scientific study in any other fields, there is no other explination other than you are stupid. I've already pointed out that schools like Harvard, Yale, MIT, and Cal Tech, colleges and universities that have produced some of the brightest scientists on earth, REQUIRED the study of antiquities and philosophies for all students, regardless of major or discipline. Similarly, schools like Oxford and Cambridge required it as well.

Again, all any science claims to be is a series of inferences based on observed facts, that we then use to create models of predictability. I'm going to assume you're larping as a 'science' idiot, since you keep throwing that word around without any real definition or understanding of it. The philosophical discourse that takes place in, say, a Plato's Republic is highly 'scientific': They define all the terms in which they are debating at the outset, and through a series of inferences and reasonings, come to conclusions. In other words: It is highly scientific, which is why that anon is asking you to read 200 pages of Plato. If you had, you'd realize in like the first 10 pages how scientific Plato is. It's obvious you have never read him, though, since you don't realize that.

Here, I'll link Plato's Republic from the MIT WEBSITE. Yes, MIT has a classics section for free for all it's students:

http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/republic.html

Pic related: Your average Plato enjoyer

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