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Hace 4 días · Philosophy of science is the branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. Amongst its central questions are the difference between science and non-science, the reliability of scientific theories, and the ultimate purpose and meaning of science as a human endeavour.
Hace 5 días · Science is a rigorous, systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the world. Modern science is typically divided into three major branches: the natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and biology), which study the physical world; the social sciences (e.g., economics, psychology, and sociology), which study individuals ...
Hace 2 días · The philosophy of science includes the question: What criteria are satisfied by a 'good' theory. This question has a long history, and many scientists, as well as philosophers, have considered it. The objective is to be able to choose one theory as preferable to another without introducing cognitive bias . [115]
16 de abr. de 2024 · Science defined simply as knowledge of natural processes is universal among humankind, and it has existed since the dawn of human existence. The mere recognition of regularities does not exhaust the full meaning of science, however. In the first place, regularities may be simply constructs of the human mind.
24 de abr. de 2024 · Kurt Gödel was an Austrian-born mathematician, logician, and philosopher who obtained what may be the most important mathematical result of the 20th century: his famous incompleteness theorem, which states that within any axiomatic mathematical system there are propositions that cannot be proved or.
24 de abr. de 2024 · Scientific hypothesis, idea that proposes an explanation for an observed phenomenon or narrow set of phenomena. Two key features of a scientific hypothesis are falsifiability and testability, which are reflected in an ‘If...then’ statement, and the ability to be supported or refuted in observation or experimentation.
27 de abr. de 2024 · Intended learning outcomes. Students who successfully complete this subject will: Gain a sound general comprehension of the major recent advances in our philosophical understanding of the nature and structure of science. Understand the roles of experience and reasoning in contributing to this structure.
