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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shizen tetsugaku
"自然哲学は近代科学へと発展した。"
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The philosophical study of nature and the physical universe that was dominant before the development of modern science.
"Isaac Newton's seminal work was titled 'Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy'." - 2
A historical term encompassing what is now known as physics and the natural sciences.
"During the Enlightenment, practitioners of natural philosophy sought to uncover the mechanical laws governing the cosmos."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'natural' (from Old French and Latin 'naturalis', pertaining to nature) and 'philosophy' (from Greek 'philosophia', love of wisdom). Historically, it referred to the philosophical study of nature and the physical universe before the development of modern empirical science in the 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Natural philosophy" is said worldwide
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philosophie naturelle
Transliteration: /fi.lɔ.zi.fi na.ty.ʁɛl/
"La philosophie naturelle a précédé la science moderne."
Naturphilosophie
Transliteration: /naˈtuːɐ̯fiˌlozoˈfiː/
"Die Naturphilosophie war im 18. Jahrhundert von großer Bedeutung."
filosofia naturale
Transliteration: /fi.lo.zoˈfi.a na.tuˈra.le/
"Galileo ha trasformato la filosofia naturale in scienza empirica."
filosofía natural
Transliteration: /fi.lo.soˈfi.a na.tuˈɾal/
"La filosofía natural investigaba los fenómenos físicos del mundo."
filosofia natural
Transliteration: /fi.lo.zoˈfi.ɐ na.tuˈɾaw/
"Os antigos cientistas estudavam a filosofia natural."
प्राकृतिक दर्शन
Transliteration: prakritik darshan
"प्राकृतिक दर्शन आधुनिक विज्ञान का पूर्ववर्ती है।"
自然哲学
Transliteration: zì rán zhé xué
"自然哲学是现代科学发展的基础。"
자연철학
Transliteration: jayeon-cheolhak
"뉴턴은 자연철학의 수학적 원리를 저술했다."
自然哲学
Transliteration: shizen tetsugaku
"自然哲学は近代科学へと発展した。"
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