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In other words, scientific realism says that science can find the truth about everything (Erickson, 2005, 58-60).
Conversely, if there is realism, there must follow anti-realism which, in science, means that there are certain unobservable, and therefore only speculative, claims about the universe. These speculations are not detectable within the construct of human understanding, ability to observe, or even to adequately define other than theoretically. For example, we can observe the function of quantum space, but not the reality (if there is such). We can observe the characteristics of the DNA molecule, but not the actual mechnism by which DNA actually works. By the very nature of our construct, then, even our instrumentation is biased to measure what we expect, not necessarily what is (Braver, 2007). Irrealism takes both these theories nd asks if the objects we study really exist -- or if it is the nature of the study to focus on what is observable to humans (Erickson, 58).
Constructivism is a theory of knowledge arguing that humans generate knowledge and meaning by way of experience. In science, for instance, this implies epistemology and experimentation,...
Thus, in order to create reality, one must be able to not only view it (realism), but describe it with an adequate map or model.
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Braver, L. (2007). A Think of This World: A History of Continental Anti-Realism.
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Dacey, A. (2004, December). Is Science Making Us more Ignorant? Retrieved September
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Erickson, M. (2005). Science, Culture, and Society. Malden, MA: Polity Press.
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Maitte, B. (2008). Science and Culture. Retrieved September 2010, from National
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Rowlands, J. (2004, January 2010). Philosophy vs. Science. Retrieved September, from Rebirth of Reason: http://rebirthofreason.com/Articles/Rowlands/Philosophy_vs_Science.shtml
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Braver, L. (2007). A Think of This World: A History of Continental Anti-Realism.
Chicago, IL.: Northwestern University Press.
Dacey, A. (2004, December). Is Science Making Us more Ignorant? Retrieved September
14, 2010, from Skeptical Inquirer: http://www.csicop.org/si/show/is_science_making_us_more_ignorant
Academies Press: http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12539&page=77
Rowlands, J. (2004, January 2010). Philosophy vs. Science. Retrieved September, from Rebirth of Reason: http://rebirthofreason.com/Articles/Rowlands/Philosophy_vs_Science.shtml
Science and the Public helps remedy the situation without detracting from the valid work of specialists. Cultural beliefs inform how individuals ask questions, and from where they seek answers. Given that so many people continue to believe in the paranormal, for instance, suggests that science is doing a poor job of answering questions about intangible or abstract issues. Dacey explains the connections between scientific study and cultural beliefs and values
In Mattapoisett, gender and ethnicity are not issues, there are no gender roles, men and women share all the work, and men are actually about to suckle the young, while women work in the fields and fight wars. Because there are no gender roles, love is shared by anyone who respect each other, in other words no one classed as homosexual or heterosexual, there are no boundaries concerning love. Mattapoisett
This occurred in 330 BC, and Zoroaster's date would then be 588 BC, and this date we may take to refer to the initial success of his prophetic mission which consisted in the conversion of King Visht-spa when Zoroaster was forty years old. Since he is traditionally said to have lived seventy-seven years, we will not be far wrong in dating him at 628-551 BC. It seems also to
Marginalization of Women in Feminist Discourses by Luce Irigaray and Londa Schiebinger Assertion of the rights and freedom of women in the society has been one major issue discussed and confronted by many years by discourses on women's studies. The domains of politics have been often discussed, as well as other aspects that concern the social lives of women. However, little is known about the status of women in the domain
Smith notes that it may be impossible to unequivocally prove something with one hundred percent accuracy; rather, scientists seek probability. The term theory is often misconstrued: Smith states that "theories always explain facts." Moreover, there is no clear demarcation between a theory and a hypothesis. Theories are basically broad hypotheses. Laws, on the other hand, are more restrictive and are often derived from theories. The practice of science entails experimentation
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