The value of a non-scientific education ...

[cailin maith]

I hated science subjects....

making me shudder even now

[HairyArsedBloke]

You know what they say about Socrates; a lovely little thinker, but a ... YouTube

[EternalOptimist]

Socrates know aof the scientific method?
But great minds do think alike.

Well Socrates was bent over a marble table, then had a barge pole shoved up his acropolis. After that they made him drink a dodgy cup of hemlock.

Beware who you imitate O SasOcrates

[HairyArsedBloke]

Well Socrates was bent over a marble table, then had a barge pole shoved up his acropolis.

After that they made him drink a dodgy cup of hemlock.

[BrilloPad]

I agree, although what you call pseudo sciences are simply not. Economics is about the allocation of scarce resources, polsci is politics.

If more scientists understood human behaviour, as well as they understood their own disciplines, they would be more rounded and better able to identify workable solutions. eg: global warming.

Philosophy is central to all decision that are made, you can decide to have a consistent conscious philosophy, or not decide, and have a contradictory mongrel of philosophies (eg sasguru).

Politics is the translation of philosophy into how government should be designed and function, without this, on what basis do any scientists have a reason to make proposals on what should or should not be done about something.

Could someone convert that into formulas for me please?

[BrilloPad]

Well Socrates was bent over a marble table, then had a barge pole shoved up his acropolis. After that they made him drink a dodgy cup of hemlock.

Beware who you imitate O SasOcrates

Is there an un-dodgy cup of hemlock?

[Advocate]

Is there an un-dodgy cup of hemlock?

Maybe it was the cup itself that was dodgy; a wonky handle or something.

[BrilloPad]

Maybe it was the cup itself that was dodgy; a wonky handle or something.

If I had the barge pole thing I would probably need hemlock afterwards. Imagine it had a dodgy handle and broke - tsk.

[EternalOptimist]

Could someone convert that into formulas for me please?

I was taught

Politics is about power
Power is about getting people to do things they would not do voluntarily


The philosophical angle is hogwash. What would happen if all the philosophers in the world went on strike tomorrow ?

[Lucy]

I was taught

Politics is about power
Power is about getting people to do things they would not do voluntarily


The philosophical angle is hogwash. What would happen if all the philosophers in the world went on strike tomorrow ?

What is hogwash?

Who owns a hog, and why does it need washing?