There are at least a few cases where philosophy influenced science in a major way, so while I understand some of the reasons scientists might get tired of philo

There are at least a few cases where philosophy influenced science in a major way, so while I understand some of the reasons scientists might get tired of philosophy, I don't think it's valid to dismiss its contributions entirely. For an example, here is Einstein in a letter on his discovery of relativity (http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/2149/ http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/2149/): Your exposition is also quite right that positivism suggested relativity theory, without requiring it. Also you have correctly seen that this line of thought was of great influence on my efforts and indeed E. Mach and still much more Hume, whose treatise on understanding I studied with eagerness and admiration shortly before finding relativity theory.