Talk:Scientist
From Academic Kids
Philosophy is not part of science. They don't use scientific method.
--Taw
You're right about that Taw: Philosophy is NOT part of Science, but Science IS part of Philosophy actually Epistemology which is a branch of it.
Hmm, so philosophers do not use the scientific method... O.K. you may be right, so please enlighten us telling what do they use... Thnx :)
P.S. do you know a good web site to learn Polish, proscia?
Mathematics is not a science, it does not use the scientific method to verify the truth of its assertions, rather it uses its own methodology (axioms + logic).
On whether science is part of philosophy, I think the philosophers would like to think that is the case, but I think any discipline involving thought could be claimed under one of philosophies broad banners, even perhaps astrology.
Mark K
I'd argue that not all science comes about as a consequence of the scientific method. Sometimes its a vision, a jolt of inspiration (perhaps madness), or plain dumb luck (for example, Fleming's mold infested petri dishes that led to penicillin). The value of the scientific method is as a means to validate truth, in a scientific sense. - Dwmyers
