Posted: Jan 21, 2011 12:08 pm
by Cito di Pense
Hugin wrote: If science is a form of reason, how does this apply to the old rationalism vs empiricism debate? Of those, science surely seems to be closer to empiricism.


It's unreasonable to insist that one exclude observation from one's reasoning. Conversely, those who make observations outside the context of scientific theories are called 'abstract impressionists'.