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Which philosopher said truth is an entirely optional...

Loren MichaelLoren Michael Registered User regular
edited September 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
...and gratuitous concept?

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  • MannenbroughMannenbrough Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Google tells me Thomas S. Kuhn

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  • kaliyamakaliyama Left to find less-moderated fora Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    In the context Kuhn meant it, he wouldn't have been stating a broad philosophical truth but trying to explain eiter the utility or selection of scientific models. Which makes sense. As any scientist will tell you, a new theory need not be true to be useful as long as it better describes reality as compared to previous theories.

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