Is physics a branch of philosophy?

We need to distinguish between philosophy and the philosophy department. Philosophy is simply the articulation of intuition. As we know from experience, intuitions can be anything, but even wrong intuitions can be felt and expressed. read more

New philosophy breeds new science, and new science breeds new philosophy. All the while, of course, those left behind in the philosophy department go on with whatever it is they wish to think about. But make no mistake. read more

Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of existence, being and the world. Arguably, metaphysics is the foundation of philosophy: Aristotle calls it "first philosophy" (or sometimes just "wisdom"), and says it is the subject that deals with "first causes and the principles of things". read more