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• Discourse on Method [r]: Philosophical and mathematical treatise published by René Descartes in 1637, best known as the source of the famous quotation 'Je pense, donc je suis' ('I think, therefore I am'). ^[e]
• History of scientific method [r]: Development and elaboration of rules for scientific reasoning and investigation. ^[e]
• Scientific misconduct [r]: Violation of the standard codes of scholarly conduct and ethical behaviour in professional scientific research. ^[e]

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• Reductionism [r]: The attempt to replace high-level explanations of phenomena by more basic explanations, often in terms of interacting subsystems or parts. ^[e]

Philosophers

• Aristotle [r]: (384-322 BCE) Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, and one of the most influential figures in the western world between 350 BCE and the sixteenth century. ^[e]
• Galileo Galilei [r]: (1564-1642) Italian scientist, a pioneer in combining mathematical theory with systematic experiment in science, who came into conflict with the Church. ^[e]
• René Descartes [r]: French 17th-century philosopher, mathematician and scientist, author of the Discourse on Method. ^[e]
• Francis Bacon [r]: (1561-1626) English Renaissance essayist and philosopher who argued that science should proceed empirically, by induction. ^[e]
• Roger Bacon [r]: Add brief definition or description
• David Hume [r]: (1711—1776) Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. ^[e]

Twentieth Century Philosophers

• Thomas Kuhn [r]: (1921–1996) American philosopher who revolutionized philosophy of science by describing science as being driven by paradigm-defining revolutions rather than steady progress. ^[e]
• Karl Popper [r]: (1902–1994) One of the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century. ^[e]
• Paul Feyerabend [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Imre Lakatos [r]: Add brief definition or description