The scientists often have m... by Robert Nozick, an American Philosopher

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“The scientists often have more unfettered imaginations than current philosophers do. Relativity theory came as a complete surprise to philosophers, and so did quantum mechanics, and so did other things.”

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Name: Robert Nozick

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Nov 16, 1938

Date of Death: Jan 23, 2002

Profession: Philosopher

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Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a child of theirs, where they're being proved guilty of some crime that would drive the parent into a depression, maybe a suicidal depression.

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From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

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Evolutionary cosmology formulates theories in which a universe is capable of giving rise to and generating future universes out of itself, within black holes or whatever.

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Through the evolutionary process, those who are able to engage in social cooperation of various sorts do better in survival and reproduction.

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The scientists often have more unfettered imaginations than current philosophers do. Relativity theory came as a complete surprise to philosophers, and so did quantum mechanics, and so did other things.

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