Dennett — “Some of my scientific friends and colleagues confess…”

Source: Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking — Daniel C. Dennett

Book page: dennett-intuition-pumps-part-1

From: Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking — Quotes

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Some of my scientific friends and colleagues confess that they cannot for the life of them see why I don’t abandon ship and join them. The short answer is that I have managed, by straddling the boundaries, to have the best of both worlds. By working with scientists I get a rich diet of fascinating and problematic facts to think about, but by staying a philosopher without a lab or a research grant, I get to think about all the theories and experiments and never have to do the dishes