s2 p1 Flashcards
individual actions
motivated by our beliefs
social action
group of people with intentions
individual actions united
comprehension is
the most important element of a social action
Rationality
to act based on facts or reasons not emotions
Intuitive knowledge
direct experience
confirms that an element is what it is
common sence
empirical knowledge
based on experience
doesn’t explain why reality is as it seems to be
no method of study
religious / magic
faith
built on beliefs
philosophical
guide in the constant search for knowing
scientific
can be done again and again
method of study
Formal sciences
studies thought
factual
studies facts and natural events: not provoked by man
social
studies of events provoked by man : migration