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natural philosophy

ancient philosophical study of nature and physical universe that was dominant before the development of modern science. It is considered to be the precursor of natural science
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Summary

natural philosophy is a branch of science[1]. It draws 3,638 Wikipedia views per month (branch of science category, ranking #26 of 193).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: branch of philosophy[3], protoscience[4]
  • Subclass of: philosophy[5]
  • Commons category: Natural philosophy[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Natural philosophy[7]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[10]
  • Replaced by: natural science[11]
  • Practiced by: natural philosopher[12]

Why It Matters

natural philosophy has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Aristotle EVOLUTIO Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling Jean Buridan John Amos Comenius John Michell Joseph Priestley Lorenz Oken Lúán Rélta Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne natural science philosophy Roger Bacon Saadia Gaon Strato of Lampsacus

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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