@Meaningness I meant, insofaras “scientism” means advocating a claim about “science”’s eminence as a way of understanding the world …>
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@Meaningness Yeah — though the author of that page seems to be pro-scientism up to a point. (Possibly claim “M” is that point?)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@joXn I’ve made that mistake myself, in http://meaningness.com/perfection-salad … eg1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness Yeah, to refute "Q" and think you've refuted "A" is bad, and "A" is about as weak and unobjectionable as possible. …>1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness But between "A" and "B", the transition from "science" to "scientific knowledge" is smuggling an elephant into the tent. …>1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness Defending science from anti-scientism I wouldn't bother with "B". The defense has to be mounted in the gap between "A" and "B".1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness I read "Perfection Salad" as taking the battle into that gap (from below), taking on the concept of "scientific knowledge".1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness * I am not a professional philosopher, however.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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