Is Biology a science?

The word "science" comes from the latin "scientia" which literally means knowledge - so you could argue that any learning is science

The Australian philosopher Colin Leslie dean points out that biology is not a science
A science needs a system of classification through which it identifies the objects of its study

Without a system of classification a science cannot come into existence
Now biology is the "science of life" but
1) biology cannot tell us what life is It can tell us what life does but it cant tell us what it is that makes an organism alive ie the life force

Defining science:
Science is the study of the real things through the scientific method.

The scientific method steps are:
Observation
Hypothesis
Experiment
Collect data
Conclusion
Law

So in order to a science be considered as such should follow all these steps with no exception.

Another characteristic of the sciences is that they do not contradict, but complement.

Biology doesn't build law, nor objective definitions.
And doesn't follow all the steps of the scientific method.
Another thing is that the "parts" believed to belong to biology that follow scientific method actually are parts of the chemistry, like biochemistry that tries about the process and synthesis of proteins. (advanced organic chemistry)

Obviously.

Chemistry is basically all physics, does this make it less of a science? Of course not.

Maybe you need to rethink what "science" means.

I've always thought Biology has been considered less of a science than the other two.

Chemistry by some, is considered in the same way, some people think it is less of a science when compared to Physics.

But here is the best answer I found online:



Going by this, Biology cannot be considered a science, but chemistry is.

My opinion is that Biology is not a science, don't flame me, just pointing it out. I also believe Physics is superior to Chemistry, but both are "real" sciences in my opinion

Another online Quote



[e] It seems many people don't share my opinion but oh well

It's a liberal art



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but chemistry can explain nearly everything in biology, it is why a good chemist can easily become a biologist but a biologist can never become a chemist

Its a Science...
Its like saying History isn't a Humanties subject or Geometry isn't Maths....

but chemistry can explain nearly everything in biology, it is why a good chemist can easily become a biologist but a biologist can never become a chemist

On a serious note, although it is easier conceptually than Physics, seeing as all Medical knowledge stems from biological science, to not call it science would be a little erroneous to say the least

I don't disagree, but I think there is more to Medical Knowledge than just science. There is a lot of ethics and rules of interaction with the patient as well.