tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post4586506092691166878..comments2024-03-27T19:47:13.475-07:00Comments on Dark Buzz: Accusing Higgs of adhocnessRogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post-12185378223090879642013-06-23T06:45:33.641-07:002013-06-23T06:45:33.641-07:00>> Philosophers gradually picked up on this ...>> Philosophers gradually picked up on this concept <br /><br />Hunh? You're claiming 20th physicists taught modern philosophers how to use a well-trod phrase from classical Latin? <br /><br />Adhocness is irrelevant to truth. Not having to make ad hoc adjustments to theory just means you got it right the first time (no jacket req'd, and no iterations neither). At some perspective distance, all proposals and undertakings are in a sense ad hoc.Jon Burdickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548776058585897717noreply@blogger.com