What is Science? Flashcards
What is the scientific method ?
the most powerful and successful form of knowing ever devised
( It is and INDUCTION)
Define: Observation
Something observed in the world which invokes your curisoity
Define: Hypothesis
An idea proposed which could explain why the thing which you observed happened, or why it is what it is. Part of the scientific procedure
Define: Prediction
A test planned which could prove or disprove the theory. ( Proposition)
Define: Experiment
The test is performed, and the results are recorded.
Define: successful result
If the prediction you made came true, the the hypothesis is strengthened. This part is inductive
Define : Failed result
If the prediction did not come true, the the theory is falsified. This part is deductive .
What is the problem of induction?
How do we solve this problem?
It is believing that the future will be like the past (case of begging the question)
Solution : scientific method should consist of many hypothesis in order to test falsifiability
Name Popper’s epistemic values of science:
- falsifiability
- Simplicity
- Mathematical expressibility
- Repeatability
- Verifiability
- Elegance and Beauty
What are the 3 components of scientific Paradigms:
Facts
Methods
Predictions
What are Paradigm Shifts?
During crisis events( the appearance of anomalous results) new theories are made and exploited
Example : the solar system
Features of a scientific claim (5)
- Useful
- general
- verifiable
- repeatable
- falsifiable
Explain the Naturalistic Fallacy
The problem of going from premises of fact to conclusions about morality.
