I don't know, but let me muse...
The term science derived from the Latin word "scientia," meaning "knowledge". Putting two and two together, we can say that science is a system in which we gain knowledge by observing the world around us and making possible explanations or predictions about what we see.
Philosophy is more basically a study of the nature of things. The term philosophy derived from the Greek word "philosophia," meaning "love of wisdom". In my mind, philosophy is the observation of the world around us and the formation of explanations pertaining to what we see.
To me, philosophy and science seem to be very similar.
It's often claimed that philosophy isn't observational, but I wonder how a philosopher can explain the nature of things without having observed the nature of things? Philosophy might not be as systematic as science, but I still stand by my claim that philosophy is observation-based, and therefore counts as a science.
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