Re: pluralism in science

Posted by Douglas Roberts-2 on
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/pluralism-in-science-tp7582640p7582665.html

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Because everybody follows the recommendations of the ornithologists to the letter.

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I'm fun at parties too.

-Douug

On Apr 11, 2013 7:49 PM, "Gary Schiltz" <[hidden email]> wrote:

Ooh, ooh, a comment about birds, step aside, let me through please :-)

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Actually, ornithologists provide a lot of value to birds, in that they help understand their behavior, life history, requirements, etc, thus helping with their conservation.
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;; Gary

On Apr 11, 2013, at 8:27 PM, Russell Standish <[hidden email]> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 01:30:44PM -0600, Douglas Roberts wrote:
>> This phrase struck me, and this will sound like a dumb question, but humor
>> me: What is a philosopher of science? And what value do they provide?
>> Serious question.
>>
>
> About as much value as ornithologists provide to birds, I expect. (Channeling
> Dick Feynmann here...).
>

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