&gt; What is science? natural philosophy!<p>It was, back a long time ago, but the natural philosophers fell away as more technical knowledge came to be required to advance the field.<p>&gt; What is mathematics&#x2F;computer-science? modern philosophy!<p>Not really, no. It doesn&#x27;t provide any guidance for life and it doesn&#x27;t grapple with any of the big questions, even to say they&#x27;re meaningless. It isn&#x27;t philosophy as anyone defines the term.<p>&gt; The holy grail of computer-science is artificial intelligence!<p>That&#x27;s the &quot;holy grail&quot; of one sub-field, maybe. Not the whole field by a long shot.