Hello there, dreamers and deep thinkers,

Let’s get one thing straight—no one just “discovered” physics or psychology out of thin air. These fields had philosophical roots, deep ones, growing in the intellectual petri dish we call “ancient thinking.” Without philosophy, we wouldn’t even have the structure needed to start dissecting reality or, heaven forbid, our minds.

Physics Was Philosophy’s Playground Before It Got Cool

People tend to think of physics as a crisp, no-nonsense science with formulas, calculations, and big machines. What they forget is that physics started as a bunch of guys in togas asking each other existential questions about rocks falling from the sky and stars moving around. Aristotle, the philosopher everyone skips in school, was the real father of physics—sorry, Newton.

Physics wasn’t a hard science; it was armchair thinking about why things exist. Ancient thinkers believed that logic and observation could actually unlock the universe. And even if they got things hilariously wrong, like thinking the Earth was the universe’s center, they laid the groundwork for the real physics that would come later. Reflecting on my own journey, I marvel at how these ancient curiosities mirror my attempts to understand my mother’s teachings and their profound impact on my view of the world.

Psychology Started as a Coffee Table Discussion on Human Behavior

Ah, psychology—the field now packed with studies on why your morning routine affects your life purpose. This noble science wasn’t always about scatter plots and cortisol levels. It was originally a cozy corner of philosophy where wise men debated human behavior.

Socrates and Plato didn’t have PhDs or fancy MRIs; they just had endless questions about why people do dumb things. They delved into the nature of the human soul, asking whether humans could even understand themselves. It was only centuries later that Freud and his colleagues rebranded it as a science, using philosophy as the skeleton for their theories. This echoes my explorations into how grief reshaped my understanding of myself and my emotional landscape after losing my mother.

Without Philosophy, We’d Have No Paradigm to Argue Over

It’s one thing to measure the world with data; it’s another thing entirely to understand it. Philosophy gave both physics and psychology a framework for interpretation—one that lets us endlessly debate what’s real or not. Without philosophical ideas like empiricism and rationalism, scientists would be guessing wildly about what’s relevant or valid in their own research.

The existence of paradigms, those guiding theories that everyone complains about, is pure philosophy. Science didn’t invent these; it borrowed them. So next time someone tells you science and philosophy don’t mix, ask them where their theories would be without the ancient Greeks.

Conclusion

So, to recap: Physics, psychology, and philosophy aren’t just separate rooms in academia’s mansion. They’re connected at the foundation, whether modern experts want to admit it or not. And if you think any science out there stands alone, well, you might need a philosophy lesson yourself. This interconnectedness reminds me every day that nothing in life, or in understanding, truly stands alone—everything is woven together in a beautiful, complex tapestry that continues to evolve, just as we do.

Stay curious,

April

Cognitive Psycho