There is no such thing as philosophy-free science, just science that has been conducted without any consideration of its underlying philosophical assumptions. (Daniel Dennett)

There is no such thing as philosophy-free science, just science that has been conducted without any consideration of its underlying philosophical assumptions.

Daniel Dennett

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