Wow! I'll have to think about your words for a while. I'll just let you know though I'm more of a rationalist. And yes your correct on the science coming from philosophy. All facts derive from thought, philosophy giving birth to science.
If you take a look at Anaximander' Apeiron where the parts are derived from a whole it turns to parts again your correct in the empiricist thought, however; the Milesian school is limited.
I'll read up on Karl Friday's article and get back no time to finish right now. Very interesting but so far he seems to interject a lot of his own opinions mixed with the facts.
So far really everyones ideals are an opinion, such as your opinion on philosophy which, to me, is a system of thought(s) derived from a single idea or object, i.e. god, man, nature, ideals (bushido).
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With respect,
Dustin Smith