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Menang:
In 2008 it was Philosophy of Science.
In 2009 it was Philosophy of Mind.
Last year it was Science again.

What do you think will happen this year? :)

Pattern suggests philosophy of mind, but personally I'm stronger with philosophy of science. They might just repeat! :)

tullfrog:
I would predict that it will be philosophy of science and because this prediction is risky and testable it is scientific. And science wouldn't lie to us now would it?

Menang:

--- Quote from: tullfrog on November 09, 2011, 10:12:08 pm ---I would predict that it will be philosophy of science and because this prediction is risky and testable it is scientific. And science wouldn't lie to us now would it?

--- End quote ---
But your conjecture is still based on the inductive conclusion that scientific predictions are risky and testable, and as induction is rationally unjustified, so is your argument! :P

tullfrog:

--- Quote from: Menang on November 09, 2011, 10:53:04 pm ---
--- Quote from: tullfrog on November 09, 2011, 10:12:08 pm ---I would predict that it will be philosophy of science and because this prediction is risky and testable it is scientific. And science wouldn't lie to us now would it?

--- End quote ---
But your conjecture is still based on the inductive conclusion that scientific predictions are risky and testable, and as induction is rationally unjustified, so is your argument! :P

--- End quote ---

What? It's not an inductive conclusion! It's a relation of ideas. Scientific predictions are necessarily risky and testable or else they would not be scientific! Popper's project is proscriptive, not descriptive, so induction is not used!

Ghost!:
Oh God you guys are much better prepared or this exam than me.

I thinkkkkk it's going to be the Philosophy of Science again based on the results of 2009 andddd also because my teacher told me so!




Also, I was going to start another thread but why bother. What's everyone got planned over the next couple of days leading up to the exam?

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