Full Idea
Philosophers are too apt to take their views on science from each other, not from science.
Gist of Idea
Philosophers usually learn science from each other, not from science
Source
Bertrand Russell (On the Notion of Cause [1912], p.178)
Book Reference
Russell,Bertrand: 'Mysticism and Logic' [Unwin 1989], p.178
A Reaction
This wasn't true of Russell, but it is certainly true of me. I rely on philosophical researchers to find the interesting bits of science for me (like blindsight). Memo to myself: read more science.