sentence: Hypotheses are especially important in science.
sentences_after: Several philosophers have said that without hypotheses there could be no science. Harvard University Press, p148. In recent years, philosophers of science have tried to integrate the various approaches to testing hypotheses, and the scientific method in general, to form a more complete system. The point is that hypotheses are suggested ideas which are then tested by experiments or observations.
concept_name: hypothesis
headings: Hypothesis
categories: Philosophy of science Words