Recently I read some criticisms of modern physics, including how math misleads physics and how physicists become irresponsible as no longer commit their theoretical inventions to reality. As I see it, it shows that there is a lack of genuine perception of reality ("existence" itself) even in the most talented physicists. There are a number of important reasons for this to finally occur. A major one is the split among and the ever specialization of the disciplines.
Perception is a holistic thing. It is what philosophy Per se is about.
Philosophy being a specialty is wrong enough. Philosophy branching into a variey of specialties is the wrongest.