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I'm a big fan of science, and I think a lot of philosophy is dubious, but what you're saying doesn't sound right to me. Didn't Francis Bacon have a lot to do w

• mattmanser 11y ago
  That was when it started to split. Also, don't forget he was born after what is traditionally regarded as the start of the scientific revolution. Copernicus was already dead when he was born. 80 years after Revolutions, Francis Bacon published his theory. I'm not saying his philosophy wasn't a major contributor, but he was around at the time Philosophy and Science were splitting up and he formalized what the scientists were already starting to do. Just in case anyone doesn't know, this all happened 400 years ago. That was the beginning of the end of philosophy having any influence on Science.