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Ep 129: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 7 ”A Conversation about Justification”.

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The Language of Philosophers of Science and Philosophy

Papa's first major work was called the logic of scientific discovery. He has trouble trying to convey ideas using their language, so that we are speaking a common language. There is still a layer of translation that goes on because youare interpreting one another. And so all o these caviots are ting here, because david himself is saying that he would rephrase things were he writing this chapter now. But i don't think we can blame him. I don't thinkWe can blame him, because he's a pioneer of a kind, trying to bring these ideas to the masses.

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