ABSTRACT
The old term for science – natural philosophy – portrayed science as a branch of philosophy. The gulf between philosophy and science does not exist, except as one between philosophy and scientists. For those who have been brought up as scientists, many of whom have had little philosophical training, there is a growing need to come to terms with science in a way that can only be satisfied by assuming a more philosophical approach. In science, experimental data is being amassed all the time and its interpretation is part of the publication process. Debate and analysis continue, usually in tandem, and the interplay between theory and experiment defines the status of a problem or problems. The chapter highlight are how science copes with and adapts to change, and how foundational communication is in science. It discusses the multidisciplinary approach and how, within science, a lack of philosophical awareness by scientists hampers research at the highest level.
