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Natural philosophy or the philosophy of nature (from Latin philosophia naturalis), is a term applied to the objective study of nature and the physical universe that was dominant before the development of modern science. It is considered to be the precursor of natural science such as physics. Forms of science historically developed out of philosophy or more specifically natural philosophy. At older universities, long-established Chairs of Natural Philosophy are nowadays occupied mainly by... full article at wikipedia

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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by skud Aug 9, 2008
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