Natural Philosophy

Definition: Natural Philosophy

Natural Philosophy

Noun

1. The science of matter and energy and their interactions.

Specialty Definition: Natural philosophy

Natural philosophy is the objective study of nature and the physical universe before the development of modern science.

In other words, all forms of science historically developed out of philosophy or more specifically natural philosophy. According to the history of science, basic science really did not become a true form of science until the second half of the 19th century.

Synonyms within Context: Natural Philosophy

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
MATERIALITY	Physics; somatology, somatics; natural philosophy, experimental philosophy; physicism; physical science, philosophie positive, materialism; materialist; physicist; somatism, somatist.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Natural Philosophy

English words defined with "natural philosophy": Diacoustics ♦ Physico-theology ♦ Special metaphysics. (references)

Specialty definitions using "natural philosophy": Science Persecuted, Smith's Prize-man. (references)

Commercial Usage: Natural Philosophy

Domain	Title
Books	Chance and Necessity; An Essay on the Natural Philosophy of Modern Biology. (reference) Isaac Newton's Natural Philosophy (Dibner Institute Studies in the History of Science and Technology) (reference) Mechanism and materialism; British natural philosophy in an age of reason (reference) The Elements of Natural Philosophy (Great Minds Series) (reference) The Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (reference) (more book examples)
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Photo Album: Natural Philosophy

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	Natural Philosophy / Spy [pseud.]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Natural Philosophy

Modern Translation: Natural Philosophy

Language		Translations for "natural philosophy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏فلسفة طبيعية. (various references)

French		physique. (various references)

German		naturwissenschaft (life science, natural science, physical science, science), naturlehre (physics). (various references)

Greek		φυσική φιλοσοφία. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		自然�"�学 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		しぜ�"てつがく. (various references)

Pig Latin		aturalnay ilosophyphay

Romanian		fizicã (physical science, physics), filozofia naturii. (various references)

Russian		физика (physics). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Natural Philosophy

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	-5 letters: anthophilous, holothurians, philanthropy, phosphaturia, populational.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
law natural philosophy	2
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Natural Philosophy

Definition: Natural Philosophy