science generates knowledgeknowledge
Knowledge is usually thought of as a set of truthy proposition. But what if it is more like a transformative experience? Such that as we attain more knowledge, be come more like a sage?
and explanationexplanation
An explanation is an account of some information, typically in the form of an answer to why or how that information fits together. Explanations usually includes relations of Causality.
@Wojtow...s about the world through experiments designed on the basis of empiricismempiricism
empiricism is the view that experience is the only source of knowledge. or, if you are deleuze, it's about how the human subject is constituted.
and mathematical models. Philosophically, it relies on pragmatism.
deleuzedeleuze
gilles deleuze (18 january 1925 - 4 november 1995) was a french philosopher and, to me, the philosopher's philosopher and a sage. his work grapples with difference, creativity, though... says science has no need for philosophyphilosophy
philosophy happens when friends of wisdom create concepts (socrates; deleuze) discuss (rorty) how to direct their lives (seneca) and dispel misconceptions that hinder them (... to reflect and communicate. Science creates functives, not conceptconcept
In what is philosophy?, a concept is a creation (act of creativity) that testifies to the positive power of thinking as an event of life. philosophy creates concepts and puts th...s. Even when you have a function, you still have to discover the underlying concept.
Reading List
- The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
- A People's History of Science
- Scientific Freedom: The Elixir of Civilization
- The Logic of Scientific Discovery
- Science, Order, and Creativity