PTI Exam 1 Questions With Correct
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Positivism
A |theory |under |epistemology |that |strives |for |general |predictive |knowledge. |It |is |concerned |
with |what |is |and |why |it |is |so/ |It |is |testable |through |evidence |and |used |in |Natural |Sciences.
Positivism |Significant
It |allows |scholars |to |analyze |politics |scientifically |seeking |patterns, |causes |and |predictions |
about |political |behavior. |A |positivist |statement |is |"the |third |party |won't |win |the |2028 |election"
Objectivism
things |exist |independently |of |people's |consciousness. |There |is |a |truth.
Objectivism |Significance
This |is |significant |because |it |supports |universal |principles |and |influences |conversations |like |
science |and |God. |For |example, |Hoodbhoy |supports |the |idea |of |Objectivism |through |his |
understanding |that |science |disproves |the |existence |of |God. |Contrasting, |Schonborn |appeals |to
|objectivism |to |argue |that |such |truth |points |to |God |as |their |source.
Ontology
is |the |study |of |being |and |the |building |block |of |theories.
, Ontology |significance
It |is |significant |because |it |poses |the |questions: |Is |there |a |God? |Do |we |have |free |will? |There |
are |two |categories |under |ontology: |positivism |and |objectivism. |Constructivism |is |the |idea |that |
understanding |is |subjective |while |objectivism |is |the |understanding |that |there |is |fact |and |
everything |is |objective. |The |idea |of |worldview |ontology |pushes |questions |that |lead |to |
conversations |of |science |and |God. |Writers |like |Mary |Midgley |believe |science |grounds |the |idea |
of |God. |Contrarily, |Victor |Stegner |believed |science |has |made |belief |in |God |incoherent. |These |
strong |opposing |arguments |illustrate |the |idea |that |the |idea |of |belief |is |convoluted |and |the |
questions |ontology |pose |do |not |have |sure |answers. |Our |viewpoints |are |based |primarily |on |our
|personal |values.
Constructivism
People |construct |their |own |understanding |of |the |world |they |live |in |through |reflection |on |
experiences
Constructivism |Significance
It |is |significant |because |it |challenges |the |idea |of |universal |objective |truths |by |instead |
highlighting |that |our |beliefs |are |shaped |by |history, |personal |experiences, |and |shared |practices.
|In |the |discussion |of |if |science |makes |belief |in |God |obsolete, |Mary |Midgley |argues |with |a |
constructivist |view |morality |comes |from |lived |experience |not |through |being |absolute. |
Kauffman |further |discusses |that |in |that |science |while |objective |doesn't |answer |all |questions, |
and |constructivism |through |belief |in |God |is |part |of |human |existence.
Epistemology
the |study |of |the |theory |of |knowledge. |It |has |two |branches: |positivism |and |interpretivism
Answers
Positivism
A |theory |under |epistemology |that |strives |for |general |predictive |knowledge. |It |is |concerned |
with |what |is |and |why |it |is |so/ |It |is |testable |through |evidence |and |used |in |Natural |Sciences.
Positivism |Significant
It |allows |scholars |to |analyze |politics |scientifically |seeking |patterns, |causes |and |predictions |
about |political |behavior. |A |positivist |statement |is |"the |third |party |won't |win |the |2028 |election"
Objectivism
things |exist |independently |of |people's |consciousness. |There |is |a |truth.
Objectivism |Significance
This |is |significant |because |it |supports |universal |principles |and |influences |conversations |like |
science |and |God. |For |example, |Hoodbhoy |supports |the |idea |of |Objectivism |through |his |
understanding |that |science |disproves |the |existence |of |God. |Contrasting, |Schonborn |appeals |to
|objectivism |to |argue |that |such |truth |points |to |God |as |their |source.
Ontology
is |the |study |of |being |and |the |building |block |of |theories.
, Ontology |significance
It |is |significant |because |it |poses |the |questions: |Is |there |a |God? |Do |we |have |free |will? |There |
are |two |categories |under |ontology: |positivism |and |objectivism. |Constructivism |is |the |idea |that |
understanding |is |subjective |while |objectivism |is |the |understanding |that |there |is |fact |and |
everything |is |objective. |The |idea |of |worldview |ontology |pushes |questions |that |lead |to |
conversations |of |science |and |God. |Writers |like |Mary |Midgley |believe |science |grounds |the |idea |
of |God. |Contrarily, |Victor |Stegner |believed |science |has |made |belief |in |God |incoherent. |These |
strong |opposing |arguments |illustrate |the |idea |that |the |idea |of |belief |is |convoluted |and |the |
questions |ontology |pose |do |not |have |sure |answers. |Our |viewpoints |are |based |primarily |on |our
|personal |values.
Constructivism
People |construct |their |own |understanding |of |the |world |they |live |in |through |reflection |on |
experiences
Constructivism |Significance
It |is |significant |because |it |challenges |the |idea |of |universal |objective |truths |by |instead |
highlighting |that |our |beliefs |are |shaped |by |history, |personal |experiences, |and |shared |practices.
|In |the |discussion |of |if |science |makes |belief |in |God |obsolete, |Mary |Midgley |argues |with |a |
constructivist |view |morality |comes |from |lived |experience |not |through |being |absolute. |
Kauffman |further |discusses |that |in |that |science |while |objective |doesn't |answer |all |questions, |
and |constructivism |through |belief |in |God |is |part |of |human |existence.
Epistemology
the |study |of |the |theory |of |knowledge. |It |has |two |branches: |positivism |and |interpretivism
