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Name 5 Sources of Knowlege:
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1.) Reference to Tradition
2.) Reference to Authority 3.) Trial and Error 4.) Logical Reasoning 5.) Scientific Method |
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Accepting certain truths as given describes which source of knowlege?
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Reference to Tradition
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What are the probelms to Reference to Tradition as a source of knowlege
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1.) Not evaluated for validity (closes the door for any opportunity to compare to alternative)
2.) Not tested against potentially superior alternatives |
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Placing trust in those who are experts on an issue is an example of which Sources of Knowlege?
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Reference to Authority
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Scientific evidence is weak or unavailable
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Applying multiple attempts to find a solution by chance is an example of which sources of knowlege?
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Trail and Error
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When do you use "trial and error" as a source of knowlege?
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When no other option exists
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What are the problems of having Trial and Error as a source of knowlege?
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1.) Haphazard and unsystematic process to obtain knowlege that is .... not shared, limited in scope, time consuming
2.) Prevents identifying/confirming the best solution |
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What are the problems of having Trial and Error as a source of knowlege?
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1.) Haphazard and unsystematic process to obtain knowlege that is .... not shared, limited in scope, time consuming
2.) Prevents identifying/confirming the best solution |
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Name 2 types of logical reasoning?
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1.) Deductive reasoning "top-down"
2.) Inductive reasoning "bottom-up" |
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Systematic method for drawing conclusions by linking premises and conclusions
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(Logical Reasoning)
Deductive reasoning "top-down" |
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Developing generalization from specific observations
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Logical Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning "bottom up" |
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Problems with Inductive reasoning:
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1.) Quality of the knowlege derived from the inductive reasonin gis dependent upon how well specific observations represent the general situtuation
2.) Can't be absolutely certain of hte conclusion, b/c/ one must observe ALL possible examples of the events 3.) Conclusion is probable baed on observations |
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Sources of knowlege that involves applying a logical sequentail process to develop a conclusion
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Scientific method
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- Identifying the problem or question
- Organizaing a collection of data - Objectively analyzing the data - Interpreting the finds all 4 describes |
Scientific method
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