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'''[[Science]]''' in the broadest sense refers to any system of [[Objectivity (science)|objective]] knowledge. In a more restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on the [[scientific method]], as well as to the organised body of [[knowledge]] humans have gained by such [[research]]. |
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to science: |
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== Essence of science == |
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: ''Main article: [[Science]]'' |
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* [[Inquiry]] |
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* [[Objectivity (science)|Objectivity]] |
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* [[Research]] |
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* [[Scientific method]] |
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* [[Scientist]] |
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== Branches or types of science == |
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[[Empirical]] science (typically what is meant by the word "science"). The two main branches of science are: |
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* [[Natural science#Natural sciences|Natural science]] - studies natural phenomena, including biological life |
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* [[Social sciences|Social science]] - studies [[human behavior]] and [[society|societies]] |
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[[Formal science]] |
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[[Applied science]] |
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=== Scientific fields === |
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{{main|Fields of science}} |
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==== Natural sciences ==== |
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===== Biology (aka Biological science) ===== |
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{{main|Biology|List of biology disciplines}} |
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* [[List of basic biochemistry topics|Biochemistry]] |
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* [[Biophysics]] |
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* [[Botany]] |
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* [[Cellular biology]] |
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* [[List of basic ecology topics|Ecology]] |
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* [[Medicine]] |
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* [[Microbiology]] |
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* [[Molecular biology]] |
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* [[Physiology]] |
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* [[Zoology]] |
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===== Physical sciences ===== |
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{{main|Physical science}} |
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* [[List of basic astronomy topics|Astronomy]] |
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* [[List of basic chemistry topics|Chemistry]] |
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* [[List of basic earth science topics|Earth sciences]] |
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* [[List of basic physics topics|Physics]] |
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==== Social sciences ==== |
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* [[Anthropology]] |
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* [[Communication studies|Communication]] |
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* [[Cultural studies]] |
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* [[Economics]] |
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* [[Education]] |
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* [[Geography]] |
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* [[History]] |
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* [[Linguistics]] |
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* [[Law]] (but see below) |
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* [[Political science]] |
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* [[Psychology]] (but see below) |
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* [[Social policy]] |
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* [[Sociology]] |
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* [[Development studies]] |
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==== Formal sciences ==== |
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* [[Logic]] - ''see the [[List of basic topics in logic]]'' |
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* [[Mathematics]] - sometimes referred to as the "third science". ''See the [[List of basic mathematics topics]] |
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* and the theoretical branches of |
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** [[Theoretical computer science|Computer science]] |
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** [[Information theory]] |
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** [[Statistics]] - ''see the [[List of basic statistics topics]]'' |
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==== Applied sciences ==== |
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* [[Engineering]] - ''see the [[List of basic engineering topics]]'' |
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* [[Technology]] - ''see the [[List of basic technology topics]]'' |
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== History of science == |
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: ''Main article: [[History of science]]'' |
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* [[History of science|History of science in general]] |
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** [[History of scientific method]] |
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** [[Theories and sociology of the history of science|Theories/sociology of science]] |
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** [[Historiography of science|Historiography]] |
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** [[History of pseudoscience]] |
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* By era |
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** [[History of science in early cultures]] |
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** [[History of science in Classical Antiquity]] |
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** [[History of science in the Middle Ages]] |
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** [[History of science in the Renaissance]] |
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** [[Scientific revolution]] |
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* [[History of natural science]] |
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** [[Natural philosophy]] |
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** [[History of biology]] |
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*** [[Natural history]] |
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*** [[History of ecology]] |
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*** [[History of molecular biology]] |
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** [[History of science and technology|History of physical science]] |
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*** [[History of Earth|History of nature]] |
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*** [[History of astronomy]], [[Timeline of astronomy|timeline]] |
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*** [[History of chemistry]] |
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*** [[History of earth science]] |
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*** [[History of geography]] |
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*** [[History of geology]], [[Timeline of geology|timeline]] |
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*** [[History of meteorology]], [[Timeline of meteorology|timeline]] |
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*** [[History of physics]] |
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* [[History of the social sciences]] |
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** [[History of science and technology]] |
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** [[History of scientific method]] |
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** [[History of society]] |
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** [[History of archaeology]], [[Timeline of archaeology|timeline]] |
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** [[History of business]] |
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** [[History of cognitive science]] |
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** [[History of community]] |
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** [[History of criminal justice]] |
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** [[History of critical theory]] |
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** [[History of economics]] |
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** [[History of education]] |
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** [[History of finance]] |
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** [[History of law]] |
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** [[History of linguistics]] |
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** [[History of management]] |
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** [[History of marketing]] |
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** [[History of parapsychology]] |
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** [[History of political science]] |
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** [[History of psychology]], [[Timeline of psychology|timeline]] |
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** [[History of public affairs]] |
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** [[History of sociology]], [[Timeline of sociology|timeline]] |
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: ''See also: [[List of basic technology topics#History of technology|List of basic technology topics: History of technology]] |
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== General science concepts == |
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=== Biological terms === |
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* Underlying and unifying principles of the biological sciences: |
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** [[Biology#universality|Universality]] |
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** [[Biology#evolution|Evolution]] |
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** [[Biology#diversity|Diversity]] |
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** [[Biology#continuity|Continuity]] |
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** [[Biology#genetics|Genetics]] |
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** [[Biology#homeostasis|Homeostasis]] |
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** [[Biology#interactions|Interactions]] |
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== Famous scientists == |
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: ''Main list: [[List of scientists]]'' |
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* [[Aristotle]] |
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* [[Archimedes]] |
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* [[Vesalius|Andreas Vesalius]] |
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* [[Nicolaus Copernicus]] |
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* [[Galileo Galilei]] |
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* [[Johannes Kepler]] |
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* [[René Descartes]] |
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* [[Isaac Newton]] |
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* [[Leonhard Euler]] |
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* [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] |
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* [[Alexander von Humboldt]] |
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* [[Charles Darwin]] |
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* [[James Clerk Maxwell]] |
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* [[Marie Curie]] |
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* [[Albert Einstein]] |
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* [[Linus Pauling]] |
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* [[John Bardeen]] |
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* [[Frederick Sanger]] |
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== Science lists == |
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: ''Main article: [[List of science topics]]'' |
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* [[List of scientists]] |
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== See also == |
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{{portalpar|Science}} |
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{{List resources}} |
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[[Category:Outlines|Science]] |
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[[Category:Science-related lists| ]] |
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