Absolutely. Philosophers are just failed scientists; unlike actual scientists, though, they are unable to actually prove or disprove their own theories...which are, after all, merely opinions ...so they can continue to endlessly debate the relative merits of their proclamations vs. those of their competitors. The really good ones manage to continue these essentially unwinnable debates long after they are dead. It's a gift...
Just imagine: what if Plato, Aristotle and the rest of the OG had access to the internet and social media. What a world this would be...