philosophy of science
branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science
feminist philosophy of science
means of interpreting scientific evidence through a feminist lens
linguistic philosophy
view emphasising importance of language in philosophy
Critical realism
philosophical approach associated with Roy Bhaskar
logical positivism
assertion that only statements verifiable through empirical observation are meaningful
philosophy of physics
branch of philosophy
unity of science
a thesis in philosophy of science that says that all the sciences form a unified whole
philosophy of mathematics
branch of philosophy that studies the assumptions, foundations, and implications of mathematics
deep time
geologic time
philosophy of biology
subfield of philosophy of science
philosophy of chemistry
the study of how to reconcile inconsistencies among other fields of science & chemistry
biological determinism
belief that human behavior is controlled by an individual's genes or physiology
non-overlapping magisteria
view that science and religion have separate, non-overlapping domains of validity