PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Relationship Between Science and Philosophy Difficult subject to define‚ like the philosophy itself. • Philosophy deals with questions that sciences have been unable to answer‚ and perhaps will never answer. • Why the sciences cannot find and answer to these questions. • How science should proceed to find an answer to such questions. Scientific advancements influence philosophic debates and vice versa. So‚ Philosophy and science need each other
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“The oldest and most often invoked argument is that art‚ whatever its form‚ is a public good” (Ginsburgh‚ 2001‚ p. 759). Why? Because as the author referred‚ it can benefit not only those who attend or see it‚ and who pay for it‚ but also all other consumers‚ who do not necessarily wish to contribute voluntarily to its production or to its preservation‚ in the case of museums‚ so they are free riders. We can easily understand that artistic activities also produce externalities to all civilization
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"Science is built of facts the way a house is built of bricks: but an accumulation of facts is no more science than a pile of bricks is a house" (Henri Poincare). Although bricks are the basic essentials of constructing a house‚ a house is not purely made out of bricks. Through simply stacking bricks on top of each other will not lead to a house. Without a proper foundation and something to stick the bricks together‚ it is likely that the house will collapse. In accordance with Poincare’s
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2013. Abstract In this paper I review the problematic relationship between science and philosophy; in particular‚ I will address the question of whether science needs philosophy‚ and I will offer some positive (if incomplete) perspectives that should be helpful in developing a synergetic relationship between the two. I will review three lines of reasoning often employed in arguing that philosophy is useless for science: a) philosophy’s death diagnosis (‘philosophy is dead’) and what follows from
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Chapters 1 and 2 Notes Chapter 1 Living with Art Megaliths are large stones that are surrounded by a circular ditch. The monument is presumably the marking of graveyard and once was accompanied by other monuments. The Neolithic era is known for the uses of new tools and constructive materials such as hardening clays using a flame. Pottery was used to create bowls‚ food jars‚ cups‚ and a variance of other objects. Each culture characterizes art in its own way. Artists perform tasks such as create
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TOK-SCIENCE What is science? -A body of knowledge Natural sciences (physics‚ chemistry‚ biology) + human sciences -A way of thinking Science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge This system uses observation and experimentation to describe and explain certain phenomena. Observation: Science starts with the observable sense perception Hypothesis: reason (sources) Experiment: all WOKs Results Doctrine of science (NS) All properties and events in the physical universe are governed
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Science vs. Religion • Einstein said ‘science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind’. • Science + religion are two very different aspects of life‚ they both have their value and importance. • History shows us that science and religion are in conflict as religion has been the dominant power but in more recent years science has taken its place. • Which is science more important than religion OUTLOOK –The outlook of science is rational is relies on evidence‚ observation
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How Natural Science And Arts Made Progress Philosophy Essay Everyday in our life‚ we will learn something new either we realize or not. We gain the knowledge through our own experiences as well as other people’s experiences. From those experiences‚ we learn which are right or wrong. When we get the knowledge‚ how can we recognise when we have made progress in the search for knowledge? This essay will be discussed two areas of knowledge‚ Arts and Natural Science. This essay will discuss how Natural
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Advertisement and Sciences – Five diverse views Being primarily consumers‚ our view on advertisement is extremely biased. We consider most of it as excessively annoying and censure the advertising industry while at the same time we are highly receptive to their efforts‚ and as if that was not enough we take part in collegiate neurological studies on consumer behaviour. The advertising industry uses our behaviour as a tool and the better they become the less we are annoyed by all the banners
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What is science? It is hard to answer this question briefly‚ because the answer to this depends on who you are talking to. Science to some is a collection of isolated and static facts listed in a text book. For other individuals it is something exciting where one discovers the universe and how it works. Science also can be useful knowledge that is powerful and reliable used to develop new technologies‚ treat diseases‚ and a tool to solve complex problems. No matter how one looks at science‚ everyone
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