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Paul Thagard on cognition, consciousness, misinformation, balance

Thing in itself

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Philosophy Is Really Useful for General Learning

The 20 circuit philosopher says science doesn't have great mechanisms to answer to post questions. But at the edges, there's nothing in the scientific paradigm that suggests what to ask next," he adds. "Philosophy has those tools and it can certainly be useful there" The two key things that make philosophy different from normal empirical science are normativity and generality: how people live their lives.

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