“We should listen to both philosophers and scientists, because the philosophical contribution is different from the scientific contribution, and both of them are worthwhile.” ShouldDifferentScientistPhilosophicalPhilosopherContributionWorthwhile Author:L.A. Paul
“Philosophers, especially metaphysicians, explore features of reality and of our mental life that are different from those explored by scientists.” DifferentRealityScientistPhilosopherFeatures Author:L.A. Paul
“I do think that metaphysical exploration is like scientific exploration, in the sense that philosophers and scientists are both developing models of reality, and furthermore that we all rely to a significant extent on the idea that models which provide elegant, simple and satisfying explanations are more likely to be true.” ThinkingIdeasRealitySimpleModelsScientistPhilosopherSignificantBeing TrueDevelopingExplanationRelyExplorationSatisfyingMetaphysicalElegant Author:L.A. Paul
“I think, in fact, that the connections between philosophy and cognitive science haven't gone far enough, metaphysicians should be working closely with cognitive scientists when they try to understand the sources of our experience of parts of the world such as its causal and temporal parts.” ThinkingWorldShouldTryingEnoughPhilosophyFactsGoneHavensSourceConnectionsScientistCognitiveCognitive Science Author:L.A. Paul
