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Re:The British amateur who debunked the mathematics of happi... by yters on Sunday March 04, 2018 @04:03PM (#16516710)
How does Kelvin quantitatively show that only quantitative claims count as true knowledge?
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Re:The British amateur who debunked the mathematics of happi... by dietrichepp on Sunday March 04, 2018 @04:09PM (#16516755)
Kelvin is making a philosophical claim about scientific knowledge. There is no contradiction here.
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Re:The British amateur who debunked the mathematics of happi... by emmelaich on Sunday March 04, 2018 @04:11PM (#16516766)
You're overstating Kelvin's claim. He doesn't say it is the only way to true knowledge.
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