Philosophy Versus Science

[GrandizerII]

When philosophy starts coming up with solutions to the problems of humanity, I'll start paying more attention to what philosophers have to say.

Boru

Here are some ideas put into practice that came about thanks to philosophy (and that many of us here consider to be good solutions to many of the problems in this world):

• the scientific method
  
• government
  
• laws
  
• democracy
  
• secularism
  
• secular humanism
  
• human rights
  
• freedom of speech
  
• freedom of/from religion
  
• capitalism
  
• socialist programs
  
• ethical guidelines
  
• pacifism
  

I can keep going, but many problems have been solved* partly thanks to philosophy.

Science provides the tools in some cases; philosophy provides the ideas in these same cases and many more.





*Note if the question of what counts as "solved" crossed your mind while reading this, just remember what examining that question entails.