Looking at science and philosophy courses online there is a striking difference in the style of teaching. In philosophy courses, it is very common - if not systematic - to refer to who first phrased a concept when teaching about this particular concept while in science, it is much less common to refer to the first author of a discovery.
My question is why?
- Is it just a cultural thing?
- Is it because philosophy evolves through big jumps brought about by a few key authors while science evolves through a much smoother process where tons of authors are contributing?
- Some other reason?
