Philosophy of science

Deductive-nomological model

Scientific methodology

Demarcation problem

Philosophical question of how to distinguish between science and non-science

FACT

Topics referred to by the same term

Fallibilism

Philosophical principle that human beings could be wrong about their beliefs, expectations, or their understanding of the world

Falsifiability

Property of a statement that is written in an empirical language and contradicts some observations, realistic or not, that can be described in that language.

Hypothesis

Proposed explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem

Natural philosophy

Philosophical study of nature

Parapsychology

Study of paranormal and psychic phenomena

Pseudoscience

Unscientific claims that are wrongly presented as scientific

Scientific skepticism

Modern social movement based on the idea of scientific skepticism

Theory

Supposition or system of ideas intended to explain something