JoshuaZ comments on Train Philosophers with Pearl and Kahneman, not Plato and Kant - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 04 December 2012 08:22:40PM *  1 point [-]

they do not put forth their opinions straightforwardly to undergrads

Philosophy isn't science and it isn't religion either.

True. Why is this relevant?

Comment author: Peterdjones 05 December 2012 11:12:59AM -1 points [-]

If you expect it to work like science, it will look like bad science. That is what most of the "philosophy is bad" criticism boils down to.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 05 December 2012 02:39:55PM 1 point [-]

If you expect it to work like science, it will look like bad science.

I'm confused. The previous exchange was:

they do not put forth their opinions straightforwardly to undergrads

Philosophy isn't science and it isn't religion either.

True. Why is this relevant?

How does arguing that philosophy isn't science or religion help here?

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