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Philosophy of science (view source)
Revision as of 16:29, October 17, 2008
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* Science <i>as a process</i> includes the various means of experimentation, observation, and analysis leading to empirically testable claims about the physical universe;
* Science <i>as a process</i> includes the various means of experimentation, observation, and analysis leading to empirically testable claims about the physical universe;
* Philosophy is the process by which humans develop and organize their thought processes, values, and criteria for "truth," which are not empirically testable;
* Philosophy is the process by which humans develop and organize their thought processes, values, and criteria for "truth," which are not empirically testable;
* Science <i>as a process</i> as described above cannot itself be empirically tested; on the contrary, it is a human means of understanding the universe which is not empirically testable;
* Science <i>as a process</i> as described above cannot itself be empirically tested; on the contrary, it is a human means of understanding the universe which rests on philosophical assumptions and values, and which cannot be tested against anything except its philosophical coherence;
* Therefore, science <i>as a process</i> is not itself scientific; rather, it is philosophical.
* Therefore, science <i>as a process</i> is not itself scientific; rather, it is philosophical.