system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
What distinguishes philosophy from the social sciences?

A good example would be political philosophy vs political science or philosophy of mind vs cognitive psychology. I have a feeling that empirical research (being a tool of science) may be the answer but am unsure.
gpt
Political science looks at different forms of government, demographics and voting trends, policies and their outcomes, etc.  Political philosophy and theory deals with questions like what is power and how does it operate, what is the moral or ethical basis for political legitimacy, what metaphysical or epistemological ideas underpin our political beliefs, etc.