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.Two quite different views may be prompted by (Q1–3). As we will see,these two views stand at opposite points on a spectrum of possible views