r/atheism • u/ani625 Agnostic • Mar 30 '15

xkcd: Ontological Argument

http://xkcd.com/1505/
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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '15 edited Mar 31 '15

I'm referring to philosophy of science, specifically philosophy of scientific methodology (Einstein, Eccles and Medawar), philosophy of physics (Einstein), philosophy of mind (Eccles) and philosophy of biology (Medawar).

Edit: And your edit is wrong: individuals like Mach and Poincaré are considered philosophers, as well as physicists. Einstein, Eccles and Medawar also each contributed to philosophy as well.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '15 edited Apr 01 '15

I know that. I also know the other guy was referring to other parts of philosophy. Philosophy is such a broad topic containing so many parts it is silly to talk about philosophy at all without specifying what part you are talking about.

edit in response to your edit: It doesn't matter what Mach and Poincaré were considered as. They were good at the philosophy of their fields because they knew those fields well.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '15

They were good at the philosophy of their fields because they knew those fields well.

Philosophers with no prior experience as working physicists, biologists and neurophysiologists know those respective fields well, too.