Exam Assignment – Philosophy of Science 2012 This essay will contain a comparison of the two philosophers Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn and their respective scientific theories. It is relevant because they both focused on the same problems and tried to find an explanation. They each had their own unique ideas and strived to answer the same questions‚ but their theories often clashed‚ leading to great discussion. Even with different views‚ their work has a great number of similarities and they often
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The Scientific Method This find out what the six unknown substances are I test each substance by using six different methods. After making my hypothesis‚ the six methods I used to see if I was correct where color‚ texture‚ shape‚ smell‚ soluble‚ and density. My results show that I was correct on three substances and unsure on the other three. The purpose of this experiment was to find out the identity of six substances by using the steps of the scientific method. This method will show me the
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Conceptual Physics 11th Edition Chapter 1: ABOUT SCIENCE © 2010 Pearson Education‚ Inc. This lecture will help you understand: • • • • • • • • What Science Is Scientific Measurements Mathematics—The Language of Science Scientific Methods The Scientific Attitude Science‚ Art‚ and Religion Science and Technology Physics—The Basic Science © 2010 Pearson Education‚ Inc. What Science Is Science • is a body of knowledge. • is an ongoing human activity. • has beginnings
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When attempting to define what constitutes discovery in the realm of science‚ it helps to determine the motivations for doing so. In the case of the discovery of the double helix‚ for example‚ the most prevalent motivation is credit. With this as an incentive‚ it makes sense that someone might attempt to define discovery within a relatively constricting set of parameters. If you were to look at it from a more philosophical standpoint however‚ you might find discovery a lot more difficult to define
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Science has a systematic method of acquiring information. Claims must have evidence found through observation and experimentation in order to be determined to be scientifically true. Pseudoscience is a belief‚ theory or practice that is or has been mistakenly believed to be true based on science‚ but has no scientific evidence that it is true. This means the belief‚ theory or practice has been disproven by science‚ can’t be tested scientifically or there isn’t enough evidence to support the claim
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1. Question : A scientific hypothesis is Student Answer: CORRECT a tentative claim to be tested. INCORRECT a clever remark designed to confuse an audience. an appeal to radical skepticism. a valid argument. 2. Question : Descartes worried a great deal about the threat posed by which of the following? Student Answer: Christians CORRECT Skeptics Masons Jesuits 3. Question : Examining reasons and constructing
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Scientific Method In Our Daily Lives TotherowF_SC300_U9Final 8/7/13 In today’s society we use science without even knowing it‚ because we don’t relate what we do‚ where we go‚ and things that happen to science much less how the scientific method is used in everyday life. The scientific method gives us a precise answer to investigative questions and precise answers to those questions. Because of science our children and grandchildren will study the findings in our research of our
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Examples of Hypothesis A hypothesis- is an educated guess or proposition that attempts to explain a set of facts or natural phenomenon. It is used mostly in the field of science‚ where the scientific method is used to test it. Testing Hypothesis vs. Tested Hypothesis -An hypothesis can be testing a concept or it can be developed as a result of study:A testing hypothesis is one that can be tested‚ meaning you can measure both what is being done (variables) and the outcome.A tested hypothesis is
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History of F.W.Taylor Frederick Winslow Taylor (March 20‚ 1856 – March 21‚ 1915) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor that applied his engineering and scientific knowledge to management and who sought to improve industrial efficiency · FW Taylor was Born on March 20‚ 1856 to a wealthy quaker family in Germantown‚ Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ U.S. and passed away at d age of 59 on March 21‚ 1915 because of Influenza · He is regarded as the father of scientific management and was one
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In the excerpt from The Great Influenza‚ author John M. Barry writes about scientists and their research. He uses rhetorical strategies such as imagery and rhetorical questions when he is describing the scientific research that the scientists are doing. By doing this‚ Barry characterizes the scientific research perfectly and the reader is able to understand the life of a scientist more. Barry uses imagery in the excerpt to allow the reader to understand the life of a scientists and how they do
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