The Bifurcation of Philosophy and Science

At left is a good example of what I mean when I say, “It hasn’t been a good couple of hundred years for philosophers.”

In Locke’s day, the 18th Century, it was the province of philosophy to make statements that today are made by neuroscientists and epigeneticists.  Moreover, we now know that what Locke said here is incorrect.

Similarly, until recently the subject of the cosmos and the building blocks of the universe was the purview of philosophers, metaphysicians in particular.  Now, we turn to particle physicists for direction here.