Taure comments on Where Philosophy Meets Science - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Taure 12 July 2010 11:48:38AM 1 point [-]

For a nice example of a philosopher who isn't afraid to conduct their own experiments, see the work of Sarah Jane Leslie of Princeton. Really interesting stuff on the truth conditions (or lack thereof) of generics (e.g. "ducks lay eggs", "mosquitoes carry the West Nile Virus").