Re:Chomsky on Intellectual Property
by maxharris on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @06:19PM
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Again, it's not about what you find ideologically satisfying, it's about what actually works in the real world.
Actually, it's got to be both. Being smart is being able to correctly predict things, and that requires both theory and empirical observations. While everyone has some sort of philosophy, some philosophies are better in the real world than others.
Re:Chomsky on Intellectual Property
by intended on Thursday March 17, 2011 @01:22AM
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Being smart means also knowing that you inherently cannot predict things. You may be better than others at getting stuff right, yet you are inevitably going to be wrong.
Actually, it's got to be both. Being smart is being able to correctly predict things, and that requires both theory and empirical observations. While everyone has some sort of philosophy, some philosophies are better in the real world than others.