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19066 | Philosophy aims to understand the world, through ordinary experience and science [Dummett] |
Full Idea: Philosophy is an attempt to understand the world, as it is revealed to us both in our ordinary experience and by the discoveries and theories of science. | |
From: Michael Dummett (The Justification of Deduction [1973], p.311) | |
A reaction: I don't see a sharp division between 'ordinary' and 'scientific'. I really like this idea, first because it makes 'understanding' central, and second because it wants both revelations. In discussing matter and time, there is too much emphasis on science. |