Roger-
"I find it captivating how his theory of science shows that we have
established a culture of evolution, where ideas are allowed to compete...
and not based on some sole aristotelian truth, but on quality. I wonder if
the process could be used outside of
science?"
This sounds very much like (almost identical to) the "marketplace of
ideas", a concept written about by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Unfortunately, I
have no specific reference off hand (I will look for one) but it is an idea
he spoke of again and again in reference to the law and the process of
legal reasoning; which as far as I can tell is about as distinct from
science as any field can be.
Rick
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