Home›Philosophy of Science›Branch of PhilosophyBrowse ByBranch of PhilosophyBranch of philosophy groups philosophers by the field where they made their central contribution. Wikipedia credits Kant with "comprehensive and systematic works in epistemology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, political theory, and philosophy of religion," a rare breadth across nearly every branch at once. This dimension gathers philosophers who worked mainly in the same branch.FactsBranch of PhilosophySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested20 1Cultural Origin TraditionWell-attestedGerman 1Cultural Origin TraditionWell-attestedAustrian 1Branch of PhilosophyFilter Results14 entriesSchool of PhilosophyAllGerman Idealism (1)Logical Positivism (1)Postmodernism (1)EraAll1168 (1)1220 (1)1561 (1)1585 (1)1749 (1)1861 (1)1882 (1)1887 (4)1891 (1)1902 (3)1904 (1)1905 (2)1919 (2)1922 (4)1923 (2)1924 (4)1925 (2)1930 (2)1935 (3)1936 (1)1937 (1)1941 (4)1942 (1)1944 (2)1945 (2)1946 (2)1947 (5)1948 (2)1949 (1)1951 (1)1953 (1)1956 (3)1964 (4)1965 (1)1967 (1)1969 (2)1970 (1)1981 (2)NationalityAllArgentina (2)Australia (1)Austria (4)Belgium (1)Belgium (1)Canada (1)Canada (4)Chile (2)Denmark (3)Finland (1)France (1)Germany (4)Greece (1)Hungary (4)Italy (1)Italy (1)Netherlands (4)Poland (1)South Africa (1)United Kingdom (2)United Kingdom (9)United States (1)United States (7)Birthplace / RegionAllArgentina (2)Australia (1)Austria (4)Belgium (1)Canada (4)Chile (2)Denmark (3)Finland (1)France (1)Germany (4)Ghent (1)Greece (1)Hungary (4)Italy (1)Netherlands (4)Poland (1)United Kingdom (9)United States (9)Influenced ByAllBaruch Spinoza (1)Immanuel Kant (1)Sandra Harding (1)MovementAllAnalytic Philosophy Of Science (10)Christian Philosophy Of Science (1)Continental And Phenomenological Philosophy Of Science (1)Feminist Philosophy Of Science (4)Other Philosophy Of Science Traditions (9)Pragmatist Philosophy Of Science (7)Rationalist Empiricist And Idealist Philosophy Of Science (2)In GroupAllAnalytic Philosophy Of Science (10)Christian Philosophy Of Science (1)Continental And Phenomenological Philosophy Of Science (1)Feminist Philosophy Of Science (4)Other Philosophy Of Science Traditions (9)Pragmatist Philosophy Of Science (7)Rationalist Empiricist And Idealist Philosophy Of Science (2)TraditionAllAnalytic Philosophy (11)Christian Philosophy (1)Continental Philosophy (1)Empiricism (2)Feminism (4)Idealism (1)Logical Positivism (1)Positivism (1)Post-structuralism (1)Postmodernism (1)Pragmatism (7)Rationalism (2)Scholasticism (2)Structuralism (1)Thomism (1)Show ResultsBioethicsBranch of Philosophy2 entriesEpistemologyBranch of Philosophy8 entriesEthicsBranch of Philosophy2 entriesFeminist PhilosophyBranch of Philosophy1 entryLogicBranch of Philosophy4 entriesMetaphysicsBranch of Philosophy8 entriesPhilosophy of BiologyBranch of Philosophy6 entriesPhilosophy of LawBranch of Philosophy1 entryPhilosophy of MathematicsBranch of Philosophy4 entriesPhilosophy of MedicineBranch of Philosophy3 entriesPhilosophy of MindBranch of Philosophy2 entriesPhilosophy of PhysicsBranch of Philosophy4 entriesPhilosophy of ScienceBranch of Philosophy51 entriesPolitical PhilosophyBranch of Philosophy2 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Philosophy of sciencetier 2WikipediaPhilosophy of science, lead section, emergence sentenceWhile philosophical thought pertaining to science dates back at least to the time of Aristotle, the general philosophy of science emerged as a distinct discipline only in the 20th century following the logical positivist movement.Philosophy of science, lead section, Vienna/Berlin Circle sentencethe Berlin Circle and the Vienna Circle propounded logical positivism in the late 1920s.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.