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It is not uncommon to find quantum mechanics or general relativity
left on the whiteboards in the Oxford philosophy department. But we
have a very active philosophy of physics community.<br>
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(Around our own whiteboards at FHI it is way more probability
theory, economics and logic, with a scattering of cosmology.)<br>
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Physics and other empirical sciences keep philosophers honest.
Philosophers are good at handling domains where we do not yet know
what we are doing. <br>
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(Want to design a good neuroimaging experiment for some "higher"
function like consciousness, moral behavior or suffering? Get a
philosopher into the experiment design team - neuroscientists often
tend to have too simplistic models of what an experiment can tell
about the mind.) <br>
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On 2016-03-30 15:35, Dan TheBookMan wrote:<br>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">On
Mar 30, 2016, at 1:09 AM, Giulio Prisco <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:giulio@gmail.com"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:giulio@gmail.com">giulio@gmail.com</a></a>>
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<blockquote type="cite"><font color="#000000"><span
style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">And
philosophy needs physics.</span></font><br>
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<div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Maudlin says that near the opening:</span></div>
<div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color:
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<div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Many questions about the nature of
reality cannot be properly pursued without contemporary
physics. Inquiry into the fundamental structure of space, time
and matter must take account of the theory of relativity and
quantum theory. Philosophers accept this. In fact, several
leading philosophers of physics hold doctorates in physics."
-- <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blogs/physics/2015/04/physics-needs-philosophy/">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blogs/physics/2015/04/physics-needs-philosophy/</a></span></div>
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<div id="AppleMailSignature">No talk of ignoring physics there.<br>
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<div style="line-height: normal;"><font><span
style="line-height: 20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255,
255, 0);">Regards,</span></font></div>
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20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>
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<div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height:
20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dan</span></div>
<div style="line-height: normal;"><span
style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Sample
my Kindle books via:</span></div>
<div style="line-height: normal;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://author.to/DanUst">http://author.to/DanUst</a></div>
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Anders Sandberg
Future of Humanity Institute
Oxford Martin School
Oxford University</pre>
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