/sci/ - Science & Math

People who spout ignorant platitudes like "Science is just applied philosophy" or "You cannot do science without philosophy" usually have a very poor grasp of both science AND philosophy. They tend to be the kind of person who never touched a philosophy book and who thinks of themselves being highly intellectual for frequently mentioning the few names of famous philosophers they saw mentioned in footnotes in their high school history textbooks. It is a common misconception among these people that philosophy was "just a synonym for every usage of rational thought", a statement which might have been semi-acceptable 500 years ago. But nowadays philosophy is a very distinct academic discipline, separate from science and math. Scientists and mathematicians do not need to engage in any philosophical considerations.