There is no "Theory of Science" however the basis of science is:
* Observation produces information * Observation leads to conclusions * Conclusions lead to the generation of theorys * Testing confirms or denies theories * The las step leads to better theories to test * In the end we will have a pretty good idea of how things work.
C. A. Hooker has written: 'Reason, regulation, and realism' -- subject(s): Knowledge, Theory of, Naturalism, System theory, Theory of Knowledge 'A realistic theory of science' -- subject(s): Science, Philosophy, Realism
Steve Fuller has written: 'Philosophy, rhetoric, and the end of knowledge' -- subject(s): Knowledge, Theory of, Philosophy, Rhetoric, Science, Social aspects, Social aspects of Science, Theory of Knowledge
Jean-Claude Schotte has written: 'La science des philosophes' -- subject(s): Cognition, History, Knowledge, Theory of, Philosophy, Science, Theory of Knowledge
Prajit K. Basu has written: 'Epistemology, science, and cognition' -- subject(s): Cognitive science, Congresses, Theory of Knowledge, Cognition, Philosophy, Knowledge, Theory of (Hinduism)
Emile Meyerson has written: 'De l'explication dans les sciences ...' -- subject(s): Science, Philosophy, Theory of Knowledge 'De l'explication dans les sciences ...' -- subject(s): Science, Philosophy, Theory of Knowledge 'De l'explication dans les sciences ..' -- subject(s): Philosophy, Science, Theory of Knowledge
D. E. Weston has written: 'Realism, language and social theories' -- subject(s): Knowledge, Theory of, Philosophy, Political science, Science, Social sciences, Theory of Knowledge
Science is knowledge. Theories are tested for veracity (truthfullness) and if they are found to be true and cannot be proven false they become the body of science.
it's a systematize knowledge base from facts it is both processes and by products
he did the relativity theory and he was a major astronomer expanded knowledge of gravity
Erminio Rizzi has written: 'La filosofia come scienza critica' -- subject(s): Knowledge, Theory of, Philosophy, Theory of Knowledge 'Percezione e linguaggio' -- subject(s): Mind and body 'La giustificazione \\' -- subject(s): Knowledge, Theory of, Theory of Knowledge 'Scienza e filosofia, ovvero, Progresso intensivo e regresso esplicativo delle conoscenze umane' -- subject(s): Knowledge, Theory of, Philosophy and science, Theory of Knowledge
Barry Barnes has written: 'Scientific knowledge' -- subject(s): Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Sciences, Social aspects of Sciences, Social aspects 'The elements of social theory' -- subject(s): Philosophy, Social sciences 'Scientific knowledge and sociological theory' -- subject(s): Knowledge, Sociology of, Science, Social aspects, Social aspects of Science, Sociology, Sociology of Knowledge 'Interests and the growth of knowledge' -- subject(s): Knowledge, Sociology of, Sociology of Knowledge 'Sociological theories of scientific knowledge' 'Science in Context' 'Invitation to the Sciences' 'Understanding agency' -- subject(s): Responsibility, Philosophy, Sociology, Agent (Philosophy) 'The interaction of science and technology'
James H. Fetzer has written: 'Philosophy and Cognitive Science' 'Philosophy of science' -- subject(s): Science, Philosophy 'Computers and cognition' -- subject(s): Cognitive science 'Glossary of epistemology/philosophy of science' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, Knowledge, Theory of, Philosophy, Science, Theory of Knowledge 'Artificial intelligence' -- subject(s): Artificial intelligence 'Philosophy and cognitive science' -- subject(s): Philosophy and cognitive science