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> Why is this interesting?

Because it's an opportunity to explain, in accessible terms in an accessible forum (that is, as opposed to an article that costs five figures per year and uses words like "hermeneutics" without defining them), what value philosophy brings to science and understanding the real world.



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> It would be completely ridiculous to define the word "hermeneutics" in an academic article.

My point exactly. If everything written in your field is an academic article, how can you attract new people to your field?


Yeah, sorry – misunderstood your post.




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