DBT
Contributor
I my experience, philosophy is less of a subject area and more of a certain way of thinking. it is primarily about being honest with oneself and shedding one's own blindness. Insofar as philosophers are consulted for anything, I tend to think it is for their objectivity and mental acuity, and not for their expertise. Insofar as professional philosophers are not consulted, it is my hope that this is because the spirit of philosophy lives in others and not just in professional philosophers.
Scientist do not need professional philosophers. If scientist needed philosophers, this would suggest 1) that scientist need philosophy, and 2) that only professional philosophers can offer them philosophy. We can accept premise 1 without accepting premise 2.
That sums it up nicely.