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Parent topics
- Philosophy [r]: The study of the meaning and justification of beliefs about the most general, or universal, aspects of things. [e]
- Science [r]: The organized body of knowledge about the physical world derived from the activities of observation and experimentation. [e]
Subtopics
- Experimental science [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Occam's Razor [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Scientific method [r]: Systematic inquiry based on hypotheses and their testing in light of empirical evidence. [e]
- Thought experiment [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Theoretical science [r]: Add brief definition or description
Philosophers of science
- Thomas Hobbes [r]: English political philosopher of the 17th century. [e]
- Karl Popper [r]: (July 28 1902 – September 17 1994), One of the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century. [e]
- Thomas Kuhn [r]: (1921–1996) American philosopher who revolutionized philosophy of science by describing science as being driven by paradigm-defining revolutions rather than steady progress. [e]
- Paul Feyerabend [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Gaston Bachelard [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Imre Lakatos [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Aristotle [r]: (384-322 BCE) Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, and one of the most influential figures in the western world between 350 BCE and the sixteenth century. [e]
- Francis Bacon [r]: (1561-1626) English Renaissance essayist and philosopher who argued that science should proceed empirically, by induction. [e]
Other related topics
- Engineering [r]: The profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to economically use the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind. [e]
- Epistemology [r]: Philosophical discipline dealing with the nature of knowledge and justification of beliefs. [e]
- Evidence-based medicine [r]: The conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. [e]
- History of Science [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Inductivism [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pseudoscience [r]: Any theory that supporters claim to be scientific but which the scientific community deems fallacious [e]
- Statistical significance [r]: The probability of a false rejection of the null hypothesis in a statistical test. [e]
- Scientific method [r]: Systematic inquiry based on hypotheses and their testing in light of empirical evidence. [e]
