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Re:Has philosophy ever clarified mathematics? by Chris2048 on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @06:46AM (#13762996)
Or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Harris#Neuroscience

of course, if you encounter philosophers/scholars/believers who argue about whether the mind can be physical, it's a lost cause..

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Re:Has philosophy ever clarified mathematics? by 38oie4rcf4xim on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @03:46PM (#13768109)
I don't think philosophers would see Harris as their peer. It may also be questionable whether he was a neuroscientist at all (https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/neuroscientis...)
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Re:Has philosophy ever clarified mathematics? by Chris2048 on Thursday March 02, 2017 @08:16AM (#13773773)
Can you explain what you mean by Harris not being accepted?
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Re:Has philosophy ever clarified mathematics? by 394cu239meoricf on Thursday March 02, 2017 @04:13PM (#13778277)
That was the nicer way of putting it, he is generally made fun of(or maybe that's my bubble, can't be sure) for oversimplifying philosophical subject matters...
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