Full Idea
Philosophy need not commit itself to the same abstractions as science.
Gist of Idea
Philosophers can employ different abstraction to those used in science
Source
Mazviita Chirimuuta (The Brain Abstracted [2024], 10.6)
A Reaction
Correct, and important. Chirimuuta argues that science inescapably uses simplifying abstractions which avoid the actual complexity of nature. Hence any discipline can use its own abstractions, without deferring to science as a senior partner.
Book Reference
Mazviita Chirimuuta: 'The Brain Abstracted' [MIT 2024], p.306