That said, why would not we want to call it philosophical to the extent that they use (informally) logical arguments that are capable of refutation?posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 6:20 PM on January 6, 2013 [2 favorites] as Vonnegut said, it is a rule in all of science that whoever can not explain what he is doing to a bright eight year old is a charlatan.