Philosophy isn�t useful for practicing physicists. On that, I am with Steven Weinberg and Lawrence Krauss who have expressed similar opinions. But I think it�s an unfortunate situation because physicists � especially those who work on the foundations of physics � could need help from philosophers.
Massimo Pigliucci, a Prof for Philosophy at CUNY-City College, has ingeniously addressed
Friday, 12 August 2016
The Unbearable Lightness of Philosophy
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