2006-08-30
10:51:41
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Yes, there are lots of connections. Science, after all, was known for a long time as Natural
Philosophy. It started in Philosophy and it continues to rely on a series of assumptions which are
philosophical. These assumptions include: that everything that happens has a cause; that the world is
explicable in mathematical terms; that there is no need to invoke supernatural causes when
explaining events and so on. Investigating such assumptions is the role of Philosophy of Science.
Equally, philosophy (in my opinion) has to draw on lots of scientific advances. While I don't think that
science can answer most philosophical questions, we most certainly have to take account of scientific
knowledge in philosophizing about questions such as the nature of consciousness, the link between
the mind and the body, the nature of morality and many more.
2006-08-30
10:53:10 ·
update #1