Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science

Main Ideas

• Division of natural science into pure and applied parts.
• The pure part of natural science is based on a priori principles.
• The applied part of natural science uses empirical data.
• The principle of substance as a foundation for understanding matter and its properties.
• The principle of causality and its role in explaining physical phenomena.
• The principle of interaction and interconnection between objects in space and time.
• The necessity of metaphysical foundations for constructing scientific knowledge.