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Philosophy 1, chp. 4
Philosophy 1, Chapter 4 Q& A
Questions | Answers |
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6. Define philosophy | love of knowledge |
8. What method attempts to eliminate error from our knowledge base? | Scientific method |
10. When error is detected, what occurs with the hypothesis? | Null the hypothesis (it is proven not to be true) |
11. What is called into questions if the hypothesis is nulled? | theory |
12. What is the essence of the scientific method? | testable hypothesis |
13. What is expressed in a theory? | causation |
14. What strengthens a theory? | multiple testable hypothesis |
15. As theory & knowledge are developed, what is clarified? | paradigm |
20. To what dilemma does the mechanistic, scientific approach to knowlegde lead? | reductionism - breaking down into finite little things |
28. When does the subluxation become measurable? | when it is defined (reduced) |
33. Why is the scientific method often frightful? | it expresses error |
37. When hypotheses are disproved, what should that cause a professoin to reflect on? | it's theories |