I know you're saying this in jest, but a good philosopher will account for empirical knowledge in his arguments, when it exists. I know it's cool to rip on phi

I know you're saying this in jest, but a good philosopher will account for empirical knowledge in his arguments, when it exists. I know it's cool to rip on philosophers, but they're incredibly useful to the sciences: they're usually the first ones to point out circular (or otherwise fallacious) reasoning.