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by myWindoonn 1746 days ago
Yes; why should we give degrees in understanding the parts of philosophy which have been disproven or refuted? The word "mathematics" literally means things which humans must teach each other. Mathematics is philosophy, but with proofs.

Look at ethics for an example. Mathematics is the venue for arguing against utilitarianism. Putting those together with category theory, we get a mathematical explanation for why pragmatic ethics is preferable to utilitarian ethics.