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minus-squareDrRatsolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoAn overwhelming portion of what is hard science now was probably in the domain of philosophy once.
minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoYou don’t even have to go very far back to hit a time when scientists were called “natural philosophers”.
minus-squareKnusper@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoAnd “philosopher” is just Ancient Greek for “lover of wisdom”.
An overwhelming portion of what is hard science now was probably in the domain of philosophy once.
You don’t even have to go very far back to hit a time when scientists were called “natural philosophers”.
And “philosopher” is just Ancient Greek for “lover of wisdom”.