### philosophy:

Cosmology
* addresses fundamental questions about the nature and evolution of the universe.
* also relates how the universe has evolved in time.
* branch of philosophy that is concerned with the origin and structure of the universe.
* concerns the world, which is the aggregation of all contingent beings which exist.
* deals with the world as the totality of space, time and all phenomena.
* draws on the physical sciences - especially mathematics , physics , and astronomy.
* fast-moving subject at the moment and often in the news.
* has within the last thirty years become a mature science.
* hot topic in scientific circles today.
* investigates the overall structure of the universe.
* is an interesting science in many respects
  - concerned with the large-scale contents and structure of the universe
  - covered only to the extent that it connects to particle physics
  - demonstrated as both an explanatory and a limit discipline in the natural sciences
  - one of the more popularized fields in science
  - still small but increasing
* is the branch that examines the origin and structure of the universe
  - meeting point of observational astronomy, philosophy and particle physics
  - name given to how the universe began and how it has developed
  - realm of the safest human endeavor
* is the science of the structure and the composition of the universe
  - that studies the origin and the evolution of the physical Universe
  - scientific study of the origin, evolution, and destiny of the universe
  - search for origins
  - study of something a bit more complex, like the origin of the universe and time
* is the study of the cosmos in several of the above meanings, depending on context
  - form, content, organization and evolution of the universe
  - large scale structure of the universe and how it evolves
* is the study of the large-scale structure and history of the universe
  - structure and origin of the universe
  - nature, origin, and evolution of the universe as a whole
  - order in the universe
  - origin, evolution and fate of the universe
  - origins and evolution of the universe
  - shape, structure, and dynamics of the universe
  - size and structure of the universe
  - structure, dynamics, and development of the universe
  - unioverse as a whole
* is the study of the universe as a whole
  - as an ordered system
* is, in effect, the study of the universe at large.
* looks at the birth, life and death of the universe as a whole.
* rapidly growing field.
* seeks to explain creation.
* study of the history of the universe from a perspective of physics.
* suffers that problem too about the size and duration of our universe.
* type of theoretical astrophysics.
* weak form of science, at best.
+ Astrophysics, Types of astrophysics
  * Theoretical astrophysicists use information from astronomers and tools such as computers to explain how the Universe works. Cosmology is a type of theoretical astrophysics.
+ Big Bang: Cosmology :: Astrophysics
  * As a whole, space is growing and the temperature is falling as time passes. Cosmology is the name given to how the universe began and how it has developed. Scientists that study cosmology agree the Big Bang theory matches what they have observed so far.

Dialectic
* are contradiction
  - rationales
* embraces an infinite variety of approaches to reality.
* is philosophy
  - the logic of evolution, movement, and change
* moving soul of every scientific evolution of thought.
* thinking style that emphasizes contextual analysis of systems across time.