KnowraScientific theoryLinked fromLinked fromThe 20 pages that link to Scientific theory, each with the reason it gives.All 20Broader topic 2Related 6Narrower topic 6Compared with 6InstrumentalismNarrower topic: Instrumentalism evaluates theories as tools for handling observations.Imre LakatosNarrower topic: Research programmes organize related theories rather than judging isolated hypotheses alone.Auxiliary hypothesisNarrower topic: Auxiliary hypotheses work alongside theories rather than replacing their central explanatory claims.Ad hoc hypothesisNarrower topic: Ad hoc hypotheses are judged by whether they strengthen or merely shelter the theory they accompany.The Structure of Scientific RevolutionsNarrower topic: The book’s paradigms encompass theories but also methods and standards.Niels Kaj JerneNarrower topic: Debates over immune network theory turn on how well its broad claims can be tested.