Philosophy of science Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This is a collection of lecture notes and text summaries from the Philosophy of Science course in 2021. It includes ideas on ideas like induction, deduction, falsificationism, underdeterminism, kuhn's paradism shifts, reductionism and many texts by specific thinkers

Kinds of Information - Answer-Belief vs Knowledge: - Belief -- propositions unsupported by facts - Knowledge -- propositions supported by facts Opinion vs fact: - Opinion -- inherently involves interpretation - Facts -- involves an objective, real observation Sources of Information: Intuition - Answer-Intuition is a source of belief, not information - Sometimes involves a hard-to-track-down source of a feeling - Sometimes involves anecdote - Sometimes involves a mistaken analogy Acting...

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LJU4801 Assignment 1 (QUIZ) Semester 1 2023 () 100% TRUSTED workings, explanations and solutions. For assistance call or whatsapp us on 079 811 9845 . QUESTION 1 One of the most popular theories for South African courts (in cases of constitutional interpretation) is the intentionalist theory. In terms of this theory a. judges are part of a community of interpreters and this community determines how judges must decide cases. b. judges are constrained by the tradition of the legal system within w...

This document entails all the lecture notes for the course Philosophy of Science (PoS). The topics include (but are not limited to): ways of knowing, scientific laws and induction, falsificationism, paradigms and revolutions, methodologies of analogies and models, quantitative/qualitative approaches to PoS, rationality, interpretation, as well as absolutism vs relativism. A table of contents is included in order to make finding a specific topic within the 90+ page document easy and fast!

PLS2607 - Philosophy Of Science Semester 1 01/2022. For each question, the correct answer is highlighted in black. Please note that the order of questions as they appear here will not be the same as the randomised order of the questions that you would have completed in the assignment quiz. What can discrimination towards members of the opposite sex be called? • Non-racism • Humanism • Chauvinism • Feminism What carries the definition of “the study of scientific processes”? ...

Question 1 1.1 African philosophy is concerned with attempting to reassert distinctively African ways of thinking and of relating to the world. In the light of this, what issues need to be addressed in education? List 4 issues. (8) 1.2 In responding to the question in 1.1, discuss the significance of ubuntu and communality for education. (Refer to pages 14-17 of Philosophy in Education Today: An Introduction) (20) 1.3 Name TWO educators associated with African philosophy. (2) (Refer to page...

Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice Janie B. Butts and Karen L. Rich Test Bank Chapter1-26(Complete Questions & Answers) Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction 1. Why are natural sciences also referred to as ―pure‖ sciences? A. They are considered stand-alone bodies of unique knowledge. B. They are the only sciences to which the scientific method can be applied. C. They are the original sciences upon which all others are based. D. They are no...

PLS1502 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2023 (ANSWERS) Question 1 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Which statement best describes the key argument in the paper Categories of cross-cultural cognition and the African Condition (2002) by E Biakolo. a. To list the various descriptions of non-Caucasian races provided by the Western world and determine their usefulness in understanding the African. b. To show how the trend of ethnophilosophy can still be useful in unde...

LJU4801 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2023 ANSWERS 100% TRUSTED workings, explanations and solutions. For assistance call or whatsapp us on 079 811 9845 . QUESTION 1 One of the most popular theories for South African courts (in cases of constitutional interpretation) is the intentionalist theory. In terms of this theory a. judges are part of a community of interpreters and this community determines how judges must decide cases. b. judges are constrained by the tradition of the legal system within whi...