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philosophy of science

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

A particular theory within the former.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: filosofia de la ciència — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science
  • Danish: videnskabsfilosofi — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science
  • Dutch: wetenschapsfilosofie — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science
  • Esperanto: filozofio de scienco — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science
  • Finnish: tieteenfilosofia — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science
  • French: philosophie des sciences — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science
  • Galician: filosofía da ciencia — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science
  • Georgian: მეცნიერების ფილოსოფია (mecnierebis pilosopia) — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science
  • German: Wissenschaftstheorie — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science
  • Italian: filosofia della scienza — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science
  • Japanese: 科学哲学 — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science
  • Portuguese: filosofia da ciência — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science
  • Spanish: filosofía de la ciencia — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science
  • Turkish: bilim kuramı — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science
  • Turkish: bilim teorisi — study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science