Physics
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Physics as the general theory of becoming and the order of nature or change, philosophical physics, the philosophy of nature, pure or rational physics. |
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The relation of the philosophy of nature to metaphysics and dialectic. |
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The relation of the philosophy of nature to mathematics, mathematical method and mathematical principles in natural philosophy. |
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Experimental physics and the empirical natural sciences, the relation of experimental and philosophical physics. |
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The derivation of definitions, distinctions, and principles from the philosophy of nature, the metaphysics of the scientist. |
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The treatment of causes in philosophical and empirical physics, description and explanation, theory and prediction. |
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Mathematical physics, observation and measurement in relation to mathematical formulations. |
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The experimental method in the study of nature. |
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The distinction between simple observation and experimentation, the art of creating ideal or isolated physical systems. |
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Experimental discovery, inductive generalization from experiment, the role of theory or hypothesis in experimentation. |
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Experimental testing and verification, the crucial experiment. |
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Experimental measurement, the relation between the observer and the phenomena, the application of mathematical formulas. |
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The utility of physics, the invention of machines, the techniques of engineering, the mastery of nature. |
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The history of the revolution in physics, the special and general theories of relativity, quantum mechanics. |
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