In the hermetic view, these two goals were not unconnected, and the philosopher's stone was often equated with the universal panacea; therefore, the two traditions may have had more in common than initially appears.
ɪnðə hɜːmˈɛɾɪk vjˈuː, ðiːz tˈuː ɡˈoʊlz wɜː nˌɑːt ʌŋkənˈɛktᵻd, ænd ðə fɪlˈɑːsəfɚz stˈoʊn wʌz ˈɔfən ɪkwˈeɪɾᵻd wɪððə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl pˌænɐsˈiːə; ðˈɛɹfoːɹ, ðə tˈuː tɹɐdˈɪʃənz mˌeɪhɐv hæd mˈoːɹ ɪn kˈɑːmən ðɐn ɪnˈɪʃəli ɐpˈɪɹz.