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Who said that philosophy is the science of sciences?
Aristotle (384-322 BC) — Arguably the founder of both science and philosophy of science.
Do we still need philosophy today?
Philosophy is the foundation of critical thinking. Philosophy brings the important questions to the table and works towards an answer. It encourages us to think critically about the world; it is the foundation of all knowledge and when utilized properly, can provide us with huge benefits.”
What is the most philosophy-proof science?
There’s absolutely no philosophy-proof science because many sciences depend on philosophy and vice versa. Figuratively speaking, science is best likened to the human mind while philosophy is to the human heart. Science, in general, seeks to understand natural phenomena.
Can philosophy replace the science of Science?
Philosophy does not replace the specialised sciences and does not command them, but it does arm them with general principles of theoretical thinking, with a method of cognition and world-view. In this sense scientific philosophy legitimately holds one of the key positions in the system of the sciences.
What is the common ground between science and philosophy?
The common ground of a substantial part of the content of science, its facts and laws has always related it to philosophy, particularly in the field of the theory of knowl edge, and today this common ground links it with the problems of the moral and social aspects of scientific discoveries and technical inventions. This is understandable enough.
What are philosophical statements based on?
Philosophical statements are based on sets of facts studied by the sciences and also on the system of propositions, principles, concepts and laws discovered through the generalisation of these facts. The achievements of the specialised sciences are summed up in philosophical statements.