Video Module 2 Flashcards
Science
not just a set of facts. It also is a system of beliefs
science aka knowledge system of beliefs is
all of these:
1) public. It is to say that science is objective and intersubjective
2) reliable
3) definite or precise
4) coherent
5) comprehensive
6) open to change. connected to facts. Science is a process, not an outcome. It is continuously evolving and changing on the basis of new information
intersubjective
people with the same opportunity to observe will agree upon what they are seeing. People with the same shared experiences and observational capacity will agree upon what they are seeing
The first of the processes is addressing a question in a scientific manner
All of these are parts of the first process:
1) requires clarity of the question, which then
2) requires reasonable clarity of terms
3) a BIG question needs to be made manageable – made small aka answerable