So you could argue that it fits right in with reason and science, because arguments with explicit premises are more reliable
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I mean, usually scientific studies are pretty good at stating what they did and what the result was.
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… But also bad at being explicit about the philosophical framework that gives the question meaning and connects it to the data.
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Does it need a philosophical framework?
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Yes! :D
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If it doesn't have one, there will be an implicit one (or multiple). It's one of the many ways in which math is simpler than social science.
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Does the scientific method, the system of peer review, the conventions of reducing variable, double blind etc not count.
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They all exist to address very real weaknesses. There may still be unaddressed weaknesses.
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