Re:Has Physics Gotten Something Really Important Really Wrong?
by pron on Sunday July 10, 2016 @12:25AM
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> but certainly not in the sense of providing a positive result or foundation for one
I don't think philosophy strives to provide positive results. That is left to science. But philosophical ideas can help direct science, and that is a great contribution.
> post Frege philosophy
Post Frege? Even if you only value analytic philosophers, and mostly for their contributions to mathematical logic, I think you should at least acknowledge Russel, Kripke, Putnam and possibly others, if only for their immense contributions to computer science.
I don't think philosophy strives to provide positive results. That is left to science. But philosophical ideas can help direct science, and that is a great contribution.
> post Frege philosophy
Post Frege? Even if you only value analytic philosophers, and mostly for their contributions to mathematical logic, I think you should at least acknowledge Russel, Kripke, Putnam and possibly others, if only for their immense contributions to computer science.