Sorry, I didn't realize that was a challenge. I'm sure you can find and quote to me plenty of philosophical blovation about how philosophy underpins every worthwhile notion everyone ever had. Particularly from academic philosophers who get paid by the state to sit around and think up a philosophical storm. Science's pressing need for philosophy, however, stands on about a par with its pressing need in auto mechanics or fish farming or writing traffic tickets.
"Science's pressing need for philosophy, however, stands on about a par with its pressing need in auto mechanics or fish farming or writing traffic tickets."
Right. Ok. Science is Independent of any underlying philosopical basis. Got it, trust it, I'm there. It just stands alone, sort of like Kant's first imperative. It is just 'there'. Like the sky being blue....
I get it.
'a par' .... nice attempt at using a golf metaphor though.