Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-06-25]: Scientists invented a sound-wave cloaking technology, which makes sound waves pass around an object (instead of being reflected by it), as if it was not there [source: BBC News]. For thousands of years, the “I heard it” was the basis of our experience and of our “science”. What happens in a world without such experience? How can you “prove” something without your senses?(c) Philosophy WIRES - Commenting world news from philosophy's perspective...
