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for applied philosophical questions about the study of science, the pursuit of scientific knowledge, and the scientific method

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All we know is that we know nothing? Can we know anything?

Yes, there is no absolute or objective knowledge. As humans all we have is perspective hence complete subjectivity, but again the idea of knowledge itself is a human construct so saying no absolute kn …
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Is entropy physical or idealistic?

I came across the question after watching a video (Heat Death) regarding the heat death of the universe and my question serves as such: I understand this universe is constantly going from a state of o …
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Why is time, when viewed objectively, in reverse from when it's viewed subjectively?

Usually when dealing with physics related phenomenon like space-time or time cone everything usually should be seen relatively i.e., Einstein's theory of relativity works for this particular reason. I …
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Can science inform philosophy?

It is a bi-directional influence. Philosophy influences Science and Science influences Philosophy. The distinction between the two is also "blurred". Take theoretical physics for example it is the app …
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Is there some sort of disconnect between the math we use and our "observed phenomena" in rea...

So my question comes from two questions on this site one of them being my own, How small can we measure space? and Is the (surprising) applicability of mathematics to the physical world a brute fact o …
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Are there any sources linking Schopenhauerian metaphysics (will as thing-in-itself) with our...

This answer is highly opinionated so please take it with a grain of salt; I just thought I would be providing a different approach I'd say you are looking at the wrong place especially from the perspe …
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