In chapter 1 we considered the role of common sense in philosophy sincecommon sense is a source of a great deal of information. Now scienceis also a source of a great deal of information. Like common sense, ituses our senses and powers of reasoning to provide information. It alsouses specialized techniques of observation, reasoning and theorizing toprovide striking information. These considerations raise the followingthree questions:(Q1) How are science and philosophy related?(Q2) Can scientific evidence support, or undermine,philosophical claims?(Q3) Can philosophical problems be resolved by scientifictheories?Answers to these questions will overlap. (Q1) is the most general of thequestions. All parties agree that science and philosophy are not one andthe same discipline. (Q1) asks what more can be said about them. Do science and philosophy differ in kind, or do they differ only in degree? Dothey fundamentally differ in their methods and goals, or do they sharethem? Now science uses observation and experiment. (Q2) asks whetherevidence gathered by those means can provide evidence for, or against,philosophical theories. Philosophical theories seek to solve philosophicalproblems. (Q3) asks whether scientific theories, theories supported byobservation and experiment and designed to solve empirical problems,can solve philosophical problems.