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=== Philosophers generally don't measure. ===
 
=== Philosophers generally don't measure. ===
They are usually prescientific.  David Hume wrote: "Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion."
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They are usually prescientific.  David Hume wrote:  
 
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Economics has a branch called econometrics which is concerned with providing empirical content.  Philosophy usually lacks such content, and is usually backed with gut feelings and blustering authority.  Better alternatives would be roots in scientific aspects of psychology, anthropology, evolution, and other fields.
 
Economics has a branch called econometrics which is concerned with providing empirical content.  Philosophy usually lacks such content, and is usually backed with gut feelings and blustering authority.  Better alternatives would be roots in scientific aspects of psychology, anthropology, evolution, and other fields.
  

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