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oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-08 17:32:35
September 08 2013 17:31 GMT
#461
it's more like representative democracy's dream of scienceyness. though within that framework interesting things can be learned.

though, if you can make revolution into a mathematical model of some kind, i'm sure that'd be cool with political science too.
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
gedatsu
Profile Joined December 2011
1286 Posts
September 08 2013 17:34 GMT
#462
On September 09 2013 00:13 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 08 2013 23:41 Abominous wrote:
On September 08 2013 20:57 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On September 08 2013 15:23 sam!zdat wrote:
what does 'own humanities' even mean? Is it a wrestling match? Maybe we just study different things,

physics owns geology!!!!


I do prefer this hierarchy

[image loading]

Its funny cause its true.

Although I'd put physics way closer to math.


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On September 09 2013 00:06 GhastlyUprising wrote:
One day it might turn out that physics is the same as maths. As Einstein once asked: "Did God have a choice in creating the universe?"


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On September 09 2013 00:10 Roe wrote:
As always, philosophy is missing on the rightmost extreme of that picture.


I'd put philosophy next to math, as logic is the cousin of both.

But while physics certainly has some abstract elements to it, I don't think it'd ever be as "pure" as just mathematics.

::shrugs::

And I'd put philosophy to the fast left because it is not a science, it is a bunch of opinions. It particularly enjoys laying claim to logic as a subfield, and that is a big pile of bs.
sam!zdat
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5559 Posts
September 08 2013 17:36 GMT
#463
everything is a subfield of philosophy
shikata ga nai
MoltkeWarding
Profile Joined November 2003
5195 Posts
September 08 2013 17:41 GMT
#464
Except phobosophy, which I am tempted to make my personal philosophy.
Badfatpanda
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States9719 Posts
September 08 2013 17:44 GMT
#465
On September 09 2013 02:41 MoltkeWarding wrote:
Except phobosophy, which I am tempted to make my personal philosophy.


That's sophistry!

We'll I guess I'll see what I'm getting myself into next year for myself but it was an interesting necro, I had completely forgotten about this post.
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dmnum
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Brazil6910 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-08 17:47:57
September 08 2013 17:45 GMT
#466
lol sam i had a teacher in college who said the exact same thing
every field likes to claim it's pure and free from the subjectivity that makes other fields 'less scientific' but when there's nowhere to go everyone turns to philosophy for a solution
farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18856 Posts
September 08 2013 17:47 GMT
#467
On September 09 2013 02:34 gedatsu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 09 2013 00:13 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On September 08 2013 23:41 Abominous wrote:
On September 08 2013 20:57 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On September 08 2013 15:23 sam!zdat wrote:
what does 'own humanities' even mean? Is it a wrestling match? Maybe we just study different things,

physics owns geology!!!!


I do prefer this hierarchy

[image loading]

Its funny cause its true.

Although I'd put physics way closer to math.


On September 09 2013 00:06 GhastlyUprising wrote:
One day it might turn out that physics is the same as maths. As Einstein once asked: "Did God have a choice in creating the universe?"


On September 09 2013 00:10 Roe wrote:
As always, philosophy is missing on the rightmost extreme of that picture.


I'd put philosophy next to math, as logic is the cousin of both.

But while physics certainly has some abstract elements to it, I don't think it'd ever be as "pure" as just mathematics.

::shrugs::

And I'd put philosophy to the fast left because it is not a science, it is a bunch of opinions. It particularly enjoys laying claim to logic as a subfield, and that is a big pile of bs.

Only if you don't understand how to read it or consider it alongside other modes of investigation. It's probably not your fault though, many have very little chance when it comes to getting a good education in this regard.
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
sam!zdat
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5559 Posts
September 08 2013 17:52 GMT
#468
On September 09 2013 02:41 MoltkeWarding wrote:
Except phobosophy, which I am tempted to make my personal philosophy.


philosophy is the species which is its own genus. Or something. That's a bit of hegel I haven't figured out yet
shikata ga nai
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-08 18:19:47
September 08 2013 18:12 GMT
#469
everything from mathematical logic to the aesthetics of being funny is studied under 'philosophy,' not to mention the entire continental branch of the thing. it's really too diverse to be classified according to the level of its maths content, as that xkcd seems to be doing with the other fields.
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
Abominous
Profile Joined March 2013
Croatia1625 Posts
September 08 2013 18:34 GMT
#470
Philosophy sucks.
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
September 08 2013 18:39 GMT
#471
maybe, but surely not exploring the philosophy you already believe sucks even more.
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
Roe
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada6002 Posts
September 08 2013 18:39 GMT
#472
On September 09 2013 00:42 MoltkeWarding wrote:
I hope you realise the joke here, is that there is no such thing as purity of thought. Purity does not exist in the comparative, but is the immutable truth of an absolute extreme in nature, it is the absence of mixed or opposing states. In the Platonic-Socratic tradition, Purity lies beyond the state of mortal knowledge, and is reserved for the gods. Each branch of the sciences regards itself as the pure vehicle of intellectual inquiry, and estimates the legitimacy of the others by that relation.


I just realized I overlooked the word "purity" and assumed it was just a derivative relationship
Abominous
Profile Joined March 2013
Croatia1625 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-08 18:49:44
September 08 2013 18:49 GMT
#473
On September 09 2013 03:39 oneofthem wrote:
maybe, but surely not exploring the philosophy you already believe sucks even more.

I'm familiar with philosophy and it sucks, it's a hobby!
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
September 08 2013 19:03 GMT
#474
hobby does not say much. could say that about alchemy or archaeology. it does matter whether you do it well though
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
Recognizable
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Netherlands1552 Posts
September 08 2013 19:07 GMT
#475
On September 09 2013 03:49 Abominous wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 09 2013 03:39 oneofthem wrote:
maybe, but surely not exploring the philosophy you already believe sucks even more.

I'm familiar with philosophy and it sucks, it's a hobby!


You don't know what philosophy entails.
Abominous
Profile Joined March 2013
Croatia1625 Posts
September 08 2013 19:11 GMT
#476
On September 09 2013 04:07 Recognizable wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 09 2013 03:49 Abominous wrote:
On September 09 2013 03:39 oneofthem wrote:
maybe, but surely not exploring the philosophy you already believe sucks even more.

I'm familiar with philosophy and it sucks, it's a hobby!


You don't know what philosophy entails.

But I do.
Abominous
Profile Joined March 2013
Croatia1625 Posts
September 08 2013 19:12 GMT
#477
On September 09 2013 04:03 oneofthem wrote:
hobby does not say much. could say that about alchemy or archaeology. it does matter whether you do it well though

Exactly, and many other disciplines.
mozoku
Profile Joined September 2012
United States708 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-08 21:19:00
September 08 2013 21:18 GMT
#478
On September 09 2013 02:47 farvacola wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 09 2013 02:34 gedatsu wrote:
On September 09 2013 00:13 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On September 08 2013 23:41 Abominous wrote:
On September 08 2013 20:57 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On September 08 2013 15:23 sam!zdat wrote:
what does 'own humanities' even mean? Is it a wrestling match? Maybe we just study different things,

physics owns geology!!!!


I do prefer this hierarchy

[image loading]

Its funny cause its true.

Although I'd put physics way closer to math.


On September 09 2013 00:06 GhastlyUprising wrote:
One day it might turn out that physics is the same as maths. As Einstein once asked: "Did God have a choice in creating the universe?"


On September 09 2013 00:10 Roe wrote:
As always, philosophy is missing on the rightmost extreme of that picture.


I'd put philosophy next to math, as logic is the cousin of both.

But while physics certainly has some abstract elements to it, I don't think it'd ever be as "pure" as just mathematics.

::shrugs::

And I'd put philosophy to the fast left because it is not a science, it is a bunch of opinions. It particularly enjoys laying claim to logic as a subfield, and that is a big pile of bs.

Only if you don't understand how to read it or consider it alongside other modes of investigation. It's probably not your fault though, many have very little chance when it comes to getting a good education in this regard.

Not sure if you're referring to his second statement, but he's got that part correct. Logic cannot be a subfield of philosophy because all of philosophy is derived from logic. Without logic, there is no philosophy. Furthermore, you can have logic problems with no philosophical meaning, which combined with my previous statement implies that philosophy is a subfield of logic. Not the other way around.

Which means that mathematics is not a subfield of philosophy merely because it relies on logic. They'd be "siblings" on the hierarchy. Both subjects employ logic with less layers of abstraction than the rest of the sciences/fields, but they study different areas.

His first statement is pretty much troll bait though.
ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
September 08 2013 21:22 GMT
#479
What if there is no hierarchy? :D
sam!zdat
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5559 Posts
September 08 2013 21:26 GMT
#480
all of philosophy is derived from logic?? Who are you, bertrand russell?

not even all of what anglos call 'philosophy' is derived from logic, let alone all of philosophy. How ludicrous
shikata ga nai
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