Comment Re:Plato (Score 2, Insightful) 532
I'll second this. Science evolved out of philosophy, especially in the case of biology, which used to be called natural philosophy. In fact, all of what we now consider science was once natural philosophy. Charles Darwin considered himself a philosopher and greatly admired Aristotle. Throughout the Origin of Species and his other works, Darwin often makes Aristotelian references. It was in adhering to Aristotle's focus on teleology that lead Darwin to figure out natural selection. Teleology is still found in modern scientific literature, so science has not lost its roots in philosophy.
When looking at the subset of philosophy called philosophy of science, it becomes more apparently that science really is still just a subset of philosophy. Philosophy is not just people making random guesses about how they feel the world is, but rather it is about using evidence to try to prove one's point. Science is about gathering the data, and then using that data to draw conclusions is philosophy. Science cannot exist without philosophy.
When looking at the subset of philosophy called philosophy of science, it becomes more apparently that science really is still just a subset of philosophy. Philosophy is not just people making random guesses about how they feel the world is, but rather it is about using evidence to try to prove one's point. Science is about gathering the data, and then using that data to draw conclusions is philosophy. Science cannot exist without philosophy.