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Philosophy of psychology can also be thought of as a sub-area of philosophy of science, where ‘philosophy of science’ is understood very broadly as the philosophical exploration of science. Philosophers of science study what a theory is, investigate applications of scientific method, and ask whether scientists make progress. Central issues in philosophy of science, or ‘general philosophy of science’, are not essentially connected to a particular scientific field (although many of the traditional issues in philosophy of science are explicitly or implicitly associated with the physical sciences). A recent trend in philosophy of science, however, is the growth and development of those sub-areas that deal with issues that are specific to a particular scientific field. For example, philosophy of biology discusses philosophical issues that emerge from biological studies (e.g., the issues related to adaptationism, the concept of ‘function’ in biology, the level of selection, etc.). Philosophy of psychology is another sub-area that discusses philosophical issues that emerge from psychological studies.