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=== Philosophers generally don't measure. === | === Philosophers generally don't measure. === | ||
They are usually prescientific. David Hume wrote: | 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. | ||
