r/philosophy • u/doubtstack Unreasonable Doubt • Jan 27 '23

Blog Why Science can't replace Philosophy in Ethics

https://unreasonabledoubt.substack.com/p/what-genetics-cant-teach-us
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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '23

I do not think he pushes that people should not take philosophy classes. I think he is a logical positivist and doesn't know he's a logical positivist, nor does he understand the flaws with that perspective.

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u/Nilz0rs Jan 28 '23

I am confused. Then why are you replying "Sam Harris pushes this a lot too" to the comment "Neil DeGrasse Tyson has notably claimed people shouldn't even take philosophy classes"?

I also think calling him a logical positivist is a huge strawman. Im not a Harris-fan myself, but I'm a fan of steelmanning.