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The difference between philosophical research tradition and scientific research tradition

Tradition seems to be understood as a long-standing phenomenon.

Philosophical research focuses on the guiding ideology and seeks the essential law of the operation and change of traditional things.

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Scientific research focuses on the quantitative factual data level of things' operation, looking for the essential laws of the changes of traditional things (things).

Although the emphasis or starting point is different,

But their most important point is the same: they all want to find out the essential laws behind the changes of traditional things.