MetaphysicsMetaphysicsМЕТАФИЗИКА2224-7580Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)2979010.22363/2224-7580-2021-3-36-46UNITY OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS AND METAPHYSICSЕДИНСТВО ФУНДАМЕНТАЛЬНОЙ ФИЗИКИ И МЕТАФИЗИКИResearch ArticlePHYSICS NEEDS PHILOSOPHY. PHILOSOPHY NEEDS PHYSICSФИЗИКА НУЖДАЕТСЯ В ФИЛОСОФИИ, А ФИЛОСОФИЯ - В ФИЗИКЕRovelliC.РовеллиКарлопрофессор Центра теоретической физики-RybakovaI. AРыбаковаИрина Андреевнасотрудник сектора философии естественных наук-Aix-Marseille UniversityУниверситет Экс-МарсельInstitute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of SciencesИнститута философии Российской академии наук151220213NO3 (2021)№3 (2021)364625122021Copyright ©; 2023, MetaphysicsCopyright ©; 2023, МЕТАФИЗИКА2023MetaphysicsМЕТАФИЗИКАhttps://journals.rudn.ru/metaphysics/article/view/29790Contrary to claims about the irrelevance of philosophy for science, I argue that philosophy has had, and still has, far more influence on physics than is commonly assumed. I maintain that the current anti-philosophical ideology has had damaging effects on the fertility of science. I also suggest that recent important empirical results, such as the detection of the Higgs particle and gravitational waves, and the failure to detect supersymmetry where many expected to find it, question the validity of certain philosophical assumptions common among theoretical physicists, inviting us to engage in a clearer philosophical reflection on scientific method.Вопреки утверждениям о несоответствии философии науке, я утверждаю, что философия имела и все еще имеет гораздо большее влияние на физику, чем это обычно предполагается. Я утверждаю, что нынешняя антифилософская идеология пагубно сказалась на плодородии науки. 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