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...rom man over man and not a ''natural'' consequence of other sciences or of metaphysical faith. [[Category:Theories of law]] ...

...y be equivalent, better or worse than the recognized standard concepts and theories of their culture. Thus, understanding is correlated with the ability to mak ...e journal|last=Kim|first=Jaegwon|date=1994|title=Explanatory Knowledge and Metaphysical Dependence|journal=Philosophical Issues|volume=5|pages=51–69|doi=10.2307/15 ...

...of time" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1WfFkp4puw</ref> and is seen in theories such as [[Eternalism (philosophy of time)|eternalism]]. ...ndamental.<ref name="Stanford" /> Some philosophers have criticised hybrid theories, where one holds a tenseless view of time but asserts that the present has ...

..., P. J.)) | date= 2011 | title=Purposeful Program Theory: Effective Use of Theories of Change and Logic Models | publisher=Jossey-Bass}}</ref> ...to provide an overarching understanding of society, or a [[social ontology|metaphysical theory]] about the nature of social reality:<ref>Chen, H.-T., & Rossi, P. H ...

...hat instrumental value is only legitimate when it produces good scientific theories compatible with the intrinsic truth of mind-independent reality. ...es of an unobservable and unconditional territory—"what is" as natural-but-metaphysical real kinds.<ref name="Chak" />{{rp|xiii, 33, 149}} ...

...c|τὰ φυσικά}} "natural things") has been juxtaposed to the ''[[metaphysics|metaphysical]]''.<ref>Discussed in Aristotle's works so titled, ''[[Physics (Aristotle)| ...it is more empirical and descriptive focussing on function while ousia is metaphysical and focuses more on reality.<ref name="GiPT">Prestige, G.L. ''God in Patris ...

...heory]],<ref name=Nehamas1998/> [[moral psychology]],<ref name=SEP/> and [[metaphysical realism|realist metaphysics]].<ref>For the relation of perspectivism to rea ...nd [[anti-foundationalism]]. Note that while Nietzsche rejects traditional metaphysical realism, he is nevertheless a realist in an antimetaphysical sense.)}}</ref ...

...t a distance]]. Locality evolved out of the [[Classical field theory|field theories]] of [[classical physics]]. The idea is that for a cause at one point to ha ...to experimental data, eliminate local hidden variable mathematical quantum theories. But the interpretation of the math with respect to the physical world rema ...

...mmon, more basic set of concepts, while there are examples of incompatible theories that can be logically specified with only a few basic concepts. ...pecialized extension to the upper ontology. The proper use of alternative theories is a piece of knowledge that can itself be represented in an ontology. Use ...

...ty]] led to new action at a distance models providing alternative to field theories. Under our modern understanding, the four [[fundamental interaction]]s (gra ...6-44240-2 |edition=Dover |location=Mineola, N.Y}}</ref>{{rp|198}} [[Aether theories]] were alternative proposals to replace apparent action-at-a-distance in gr ...

...cal]] sense. }}</ref> it is also known as '''ontological naturalism''', '''metaphysical naturalism''', '''pure naturalism''', '''philosophical naturalism''' and '' ...hout any further consideration of whether naturalism is true in the robust metaphysical sense, is called ''methodological naturalism''.<ref>{{harvnb|Schafersman|19 ...

...ambridge, MA |oclc=42855123|bibcode = 1999sze..book.....H}}</ref> Newton's theories about space and time helped him explain the movement of objects. While his ...etaphysical]] foundation or a [[Mechanics|mechanical]] explanation for his theories about matter and motion. [[Cartesian space]] was [[Euclidean space|Euclidea ...

{{short description|Jain doctrine about metaphysical truths that emerged in ancient India}} ...|अनेकान्तवाद]]}}, "many-sidedness") is the [[Jainism|Jain]] doctrine about metaphysical truths that emerged in ancient [[India]].{{sfn|Cort|2000|p=325-326, 342}} I ...

...derdetermination]], i.e. that the available evidence may support competing theories equally well, and [[theory-ladenness]], i.e. that what some scientists cons ..., this is referred to as the "evidential relation" and there are competing theories about what this relation has to be like. Probabilistic approaches hold that ...

...Brandon Carter |book-title=IAU symposium 63: Confrontation of cosmological theories with observational data |publisher=Reidel |year=1974 |location=Dordrecht |t ...uences to be derived from contemporary cosmological theories, though these theories quite plainly can be and are being tested empirically by astronomers. What ...

...]] fantasy series, using magic means to "respect and preserve the immanent metaphysical balance of nature."<ref>{{Citation|last=Manlove|first=C. N.|title=Conservat [[Category:Obsolete scientific theories]] ...

...ARR|ə|dyme}}) is a distinct set of concepts or thought patterns, including theories, [[research method]]s, postulates, and standards for what constitute legiti ...nd theoretical framework of a scientific school or discipline within which theories, laws, and generalizations and the experiments performed in support of them ...

Various theories and views of truth continue to be debated among scholars, philosophers, and ==Major theories<!-- 'Philosophy of truth', 'Theory of truth', 'Theories of truth', and 'Truth theory' redirect here. Please do not alter the title ...

...the most important of these changes involved a change in the [[metaphysics|metaphysical]] understanding of human beings. Scientists and philosophers began to quest ...are respected, reason can be the vehicle of morality, justice, aesthetics, theories of knowledge ([[epistemology]]), and understanding.{{cn|reason=|date=Septem ...

...ontext for his literary self. In that way, the philosopher Derrida escapes metaphysical accounts of his work. Since the work ostensibly contains no metaphysics, De [[Category:Philosophical theories]] ...