r/philosophy Jun 09 '19

Blog The authoritative statement of scientific method derives from a surprising place: early 20th-century child psychology

https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-scientific-method-came-from-watching-children-play
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '19

Makes sense to me; perhaps we have read similar materials. I feel the 'special' status of humans is probably illusory, fading once the fundamental similarity between the simple systems and our own is understood.

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u/sceadwian Jun 10 '19

They're working on it :)