Towards a Complimentary Relationship of Philosophy and Science.

The following is a reworking of a previous essay specifically written now for a non-specialized audience, which presents an argument to suggest how science and philosophy might work effectively together. I propose that there exists a natural marriage between these disciplines that can be complimentary. A particular focus is upon the role of philosophical speculation in providing frameworks that may guide scientific studies. It suggests areas of scientific research, search for connections between the realms of logic, mathematics, metaphor, and scientific discoveries within numerous scholarly disciplines. Some attention is upon how philosophical speculation remains indispensable to the foundations of many scientific endeavors, but if not carefully examined it may inadvertently block scientific discovery and advancements that it should facilitate.