[VadeRetro]

Most scientists today are ignorant of the philosophical basis for their thinking to the detriment of all of us.

Nah! Philosophy is historically important, but not practically important.

[PatrickHenry]

Philosophy is historically important, but not practically important.

I respectfully disagree (but that teacher in El Tejon was probably clueless):
Philosophy: Who Needs It? (Ayn Rand's Address To The Graduating Class Of The U S Military Academy at West Point, 1974).