<P> Some of the most important debates in the history of scientific method center on : rationalism , especially as advocated by René Descartes ; inductivism , which rose to particular prominence with Isaac Newton and his followers ; and hypothetico - deductivism , which came to the fore in the early 19th century . In the late 19th and early 20th centuries , a debate over realism vs. antirealism was central to discussions of scientific method as powerful scientific theories extended beyond the realm of the observable , while in the mid-20th century some prominent philosophers argued against any universal rules of science at all . </P>
<P> Some of the most important debates in the history of scientific method center on : rationalism , especially as advocated by René Descartes ; inductivism , which rose to particular prominence with Isaac Newton and his followers ; and hypothetico - deductivism , which came to the fore in the early 19th century . In the late 19th and early 20th centuries , a debate over realism vs. antirealism was central to discussions of scientific method as powerful scientific theories extended beyond the realm of the observable , while in the mid-20th century some prominent philosophers argued against any universal rules of science at all . </P>
who is credited with developing the scientific method
who is credited with developing the scientific method
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton