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Parent topics

• Science [r]: The organized body of knowledge based on non–trivial refutable concepts that can be verified or rejected on the base of observation and experimentation ^[e]
• Philosophy [r]: The study of the meaning and justification of beliefs about the most general, or universal, aspects of things. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Discourse on Method [r]: Philosophical and mathematical treatise published by René Descartes in 1637, best known as the source of the famous quotation 'Je pense, donc je suis' ('I think, therefore I am'). ^[e]
• History of scientific method [r]: Development and elaboration of rules for scientific reasoning and investigation. ^[e]
• Scientific misconduct [r]: Violation of the standard codes of scholarly conduct and ethical behaviour in professional scientific research. ^[e]
• Pseudoscience [r]: Any theory, or system of theories, that is deceptively claimed to be scientific. ^[e]
• Reductionism [r]: The attempt to replace high-level explanations of phenomena by more basic explanations, often in terms of interacting subsystems or parts. ^[e]

Philosophers

• 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]
• Galileo Galilei [r]: (1564-1642) Italian scientist, a pioneer in combining mathematical theory with systematic experiment in science, who came into conflict with the Church. ^[e]
• René Descartes [r]: French 17th-century philosopher, mathematician and scientist, author of the Discourse on Method. ^[e]
• Francis Bacon [r]: (1561-1626) English Renaissance essayist and philosopher who argued that science should proceed empirically, by induction. ^[e]
• Roger Bacon [r]: Add brief definition or description
• David Hume [r]: (1711—1776) Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. ^[e]

Twentieth Century Philosophers

• 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]
• Karl Popper [r]: (1902–1994) One of the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century. ^[e]
• Paul Feyerabend [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Imre Lakatos [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Hypothesis [r]: A causal relationship thought possible. ^[e]
• Theory [r]: An abstract description of causal relationships. ^[e]
• Proof [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Proof (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.
• Laboratory [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Experiment [r]: A test of causal relationships. ^[e]
• Simulation [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Data [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Evidence [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Evidence-based medicine [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Evidence-based decision-making [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Academic journal [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Scientific journal [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Research peer review [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Science 2.0 [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Knowledge [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Fact [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Belief [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Truth [r]: Add brief definition or description