English Explanatory Dictionary

philosophy of science

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science, including such questions as what distinguishes science from non-science, what are the aims of science, or what is a successful scientific explanation of a phenomenon.
  2. A particular theory within the former.

Word forms

philosophy of science philosophies of science
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