Philosophy and Science

Even though reading Avicenna’s “On Nature” and understanding his ideas toward light was like eating raw meat to me, I found it interesting because he tried to apply his philosophical thoughts to science. Then, here comes the question. Can we say that science is a philosophy? According to the basic concept of philosophy that we have learned in class, philosophers tend to talk about wisdom while scientists handle knowledge. Although it is hard to say wisdom and knowledge are the same, it is true that they are closely related to each other. An American philosopher Will Durant once said, “The sciences are the windows which philosophy views the world.” In other words, philosophy handles the bigger topic but scientific methods can help it reach the ultimate goal, which is to understand the world. So, what’s the relationship between science and philosophy? In my opinion, they are like a married couple, though philosophy is currently having an affair with religion.