Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Placeholder Post: The Role of Metaphysics in Organizing Knowledge

The role of metaphysics in Popper's writing is that of a pseudoscience. But positive science science has not provided us clear guides to how to live our lives, or even how to interpret most knowledge in human terms. I will discuss role of humility, such as that of Orwell, in making metaphysical assertions that cannot be tied to objective truths.

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