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Re:Concerning Stephen Hawking’s Claim That Philosophy Is De... by Pigo on Friday December 16, 2016 @08:52AM (#13193191)
I'm way out of my element here, but I can't pass up the opportunity to ask a professional how something like Roland Omnes book Quantum Philosophy fits into this back-and-forth between physics and philosophy. I found it in a Barnes and Nobles many years ago, and found it steeped in both fields. Is this not relevant, not really ground-breaking in any significant way, or just a oddity in the field philosophy?

https://books.google.com/books?id=nVZ7AAAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PR...

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Re:Concerning Stephen Hawking’s Claim That Philosophy Is De... by baldfat on Friday December 16, 2016 @09:24AM (#13193392)
It's not an oddity. It really makes me sad when the acceptable way is to just bash a whole field of study.

Ethics is what drove GPL and RMS' whole life and his talks are about. Linux is based on Philosophy/Ethics. When people dismiss RMS genius (I don't agree with him on most things but recognize him as an amazing mind) they don't hear him through the perspective of Ethics or know much of the discipline.

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Re:Concerning Stephen Hawking’s Claim That Philosophy Is De... by JohnStrange on Friday December 16, 2016 @11:26AM (#13194319)
1. It's definitely an oddity.

2. I haven't bashed a whole field, I have merely stated my experience. Curiously, most colleagues I've talked about it share this sentiment.

3. I'm a big fan of RMS and always compare him to Socrates. :-)

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Re:Concerning Stephen Hawking’s Claim That Philosophy Is De... by baldfat on Friday December 16, 2016 @12:40PM (#13195070)
> Curiously, most colleagues I've talked about it share this sentiment.

99% of Moms can answer that one. (If everyone jumped off a building would you?) Just cause everyone else is doing doesn't make it right :)

> I'm a big fan of RMS and always compare him to Socrates. :-)

Stoic till the ends of his days, and with a smile.

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Re:Concerning Stephen Hawking’s Claim That Philosophy Is De... by JohnStrange on Friday December 16, 2016 @12:55PM (#13195212)
Sure, but just because everyone else is doing also doesn't make it false. Touche!
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