Editing Cosmos (section)

=== Philosophical cosmology ===
Cosmology is a branch of [[metaphysics]] that deals with the nature of the universe, a theory or doctrine describing the natural order of the universe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmology|title=Definition of "Cosmology"|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-01|archive-date=2017-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506111128/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmology|url-status=live}}</ref> The basic definition of Cosmology is the science of the origin and development of the universe. In modern astronomy, the [[Big Bang|Big Bang theory]] is the dominant postulation.

Philosophy of cosmology is an expanding discipline, directed to the conceptual foundations of cosmology and the philosophical contemplation of the universe as a totality. It draws on the fundamental theories of physics{{snd}}thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, and special and general relativity{{snd}}and on several branches of philosophy{{snd}}philosophy of physics, philosophy of science, metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics, and epistemology.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Philosophy of Cosmology|url=http://philosophy-of-cosmology.ox.ac.uk/|access-date=2020-08-31|website=philosophy-of-cosmology.ox.ac.uk|archive-date=2020-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817125303/http://philosophy-of-cosmology.ox.ac.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>