Lesson 1: Social Sciences Flashcards
A logical procedure that treats and analyzes data and produces new information or knowledge
Scientific Method
What is the core of science?
Critical Thinking
True or False: The core of science is neutrality.
False, CRITICAL THINKING
A systemized body of knowledge
Science
True or False: Science can be dogmatic.
False
True or False: Science is skeptical.
True
True or False: In science, there is always suspicion about authorities and claims.
True
True or False: In Western Philosophy, they introduced a concept called epoche.
False, Greek philosophy
What kind of philosophy introduced the concept of epoche?
Greek Philosophy
The translation and definition of epoche
Cessation, meaning suspension of judgment
True or False: Questions bring us to critical thinking.
True
True or False: Science is a matter of beliefs.
False
True or False: In human history, science was taken advantage of to support dogmatic thoughts and sociopolitical agendas.
True
True or False: Power is neutral.
True
True or False: Science is neutral.
True
Why is science is neutral?
It is only a body of knowledge consisting of different methods, experiments, and techniques. It is how humans use such to achieve certain goals that now determine whether certain scientific innovations are good or bad.
At what point does science intersect with ethics?
When humans use science and either define it as good or bad.
True or False: Reflections from what other branches of study also intersect with science as good or bad because of humans?
Theological and philosophical reflections or points of view
Science commences with and by ____ and _____ the ______.
By wandering around and wondering about the natural world. In science, you are both the wanderer and wonderer.
How is science provisional?
Nothing in science is final because we add or modify the knowledge we know so far about certain phenomena. There are certain instruments, trends, and other factors that may emerge in our time that is not applicable to the time of previous scientists or experts. Which is why the information we have right now is still liable to change as we continuously experiment, investigate, and employ new methods.
Why do we still study unaccepted theories?
To see how humanity and science has advanced or changed since then. We are made aware of errors encountered and how new results differ from the old ones. We observe the historical development of science in our time.
What were the earliest philosophers concerned with?
The basic substance that formed the universe, i.e., cosmos
Ancient Greek Philosophy was primarily _____.
Cosmocentric
True or False: Ancient Roman Philosophy was primarily cosmocentric.
False, Greek Philosophy
True or False: The earliest philosopher were considered the earliest astronomers.
True
Why were the earliest philosophers considered the earliest astronomers?
Because in Greek philosophy, their focus was primarily cosmocentric.
True or False: Science reaches metaphysical bounds.
False, it only covers anything and everything empirical or physical.
True or False: Philosophy and Theology both focus on the metaphysical realm only.
False, they also focus on the physical world
True or False: Science can fully explain God.
False
Philosophy relies on ____.
Human reason
These guide one in theological thinking.
Presuppositions e.g., scriptures or texts