Critical Race Theory vs. Dominant Race Theory: A Philosophy of Science Approach to Assaying the Truth Content of Scientific Theories

Encompassing a set of assumptions about the organization and structure of the material world; the nature of human existence; or what is good and valuable to pursue in life, a scientific theory is a description of the way things are in the natural world. There are many types of theories, some formal and some informal, but a scientific theory differs from other types theories, chiefly by its epistemology and method of proof.