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How can philosophy be a science if it's just applied THC?

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I approve of this.

>> No.1771895

>>1771848

I take philosophy and i don't know why it's considered a science.

A thing i like about philosophy is that it can alter your mindset on a particular subject (let's say trig) and help you understand it more.

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>>1771908
>over 9000 hours in mspaint

>> No.1771943

>>1771895
It's not considered a science at all, just like math for instance. It's not empirical.

>> No.1771946

Philosophy isn't a science. I've never seen a philosopher follow the scientific method.

>> No.1771977

Science is a subdivision of philosophy. Philosophy in general creates theories about anything and everything. Science is that part of these theories which can be proven or rejected.

>> No.1771987

>>1771977
Theories (and hypotheses) can never be proven, only falsified. Saying something is 'proven' would eliminate the possibility of falsification which is not how science functions.

>> No.1772033

>>1771987
then Science is a subdivision of philosophy. Philosophy in general creates theories about anything and everything. Science is that part of these theories which can be proven or rejected.

>> No.1772037

>>1772033
then Science is a subdivision of philosophy. Philosophy in general creates theories about anything and everything. Science is that part of these theories which can be falsified.*

>> No.1772046

>>1772037
No, science is the subset of philosophy that studies nature based on empirical observation and the scientific method. Implied in the scientific method is the fact that it only admits falsifiable theories, laws, or hypotheses, but the main distinguishing characteristic from the rest of philosophy is the fact that it only studies nature, the physical world.

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>>1772037
That's like saying saying apples are a subdivision of oranges, because apples are when oranges are not.

>> No.1772054

>>1772037
Well, no. Science and philosophy are two different and complementary methods to acquire knowledge. Where philosophy only deals with rationality and logic etc, science deals with empirical and physical experimentation. It's true that there sometimes isn't a clear demarcation between the fields (eg in the philosophy of science itself), but they are separate methods and one is not the subdivision of the other.

>> No.1772066

>>1772054

empirism was invented by philosophers ...

>> No.1772068

thanks

>> No.1772070

>>1772066
So? Cognitive science was invented by behaviorists.

>> No.1772079

>>1772070


and the world was created by god

>> No.1772081

>>1772070
empiricism is a branch of philosophy and science is methodological empiricism.

>> No.1772082

Depending on what philosophy classes you have taken, you may have a different definition of philosophy than other people.

As for me, my definition is that of the umbrella term covering essentially all human thinking. So yes, science is a subdivision of philosophy. And so is theology, metaphysics, etc.