Philosophy is a topic you can easily get enthralled by with only a little bit of study, given that it deals with all of the fundamental problems that are affected by matters such as existence, knowledge and reason. What do you know about the official study of philosophy? Take this quiz and we’ll see!
A deviation from what is normal or expected.
Finding a state of affairs or a fact which supports or verifies some claim.
A used by Karl Popper, a criterion for testing the warrant of a scientific claim.
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Thought, speculation without the use of senses.
A theory with much explanatory power that solves a certain set of problems or anomalies and becomes the model for future scientific
Reasoning to the probable truth or some claim or explanation.
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statement or claim referring to an entire group or population as opposed to referring to some specific individual.
Reasoning to the probable truth or some claim or explanation.
A highly generalized description of a uniformity in nature which holds universally.
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A) Copernicus's heliocentric theory of the the solar system versus the geocentric theory.
A.) Darwin's theory of evolution versus the theory of cretinism.
A.)The discovery of a gene fro Alzheimer's disease.
B.) The discovery that the universe is closer to 15 billion than 12 billion years old
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Requiring scientific hypotheses to be falsifiable.
In which paradigms serve to define acceptable methodology.
Requiring scientific hypotheses to be based on authority
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Requiring scientific hypotheses to be inductively inferred from a collection of facts.
Initial observation or collection of facts
Passive
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Requiring scientific hypotheses to be falsifiable.
Requiring scientific hypotheses to be based on authority
In which paradigms serve to define acceptable methodology.
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Reasoning to the probable truth or some claim or explanation.
A highly generalized description of a uniformity in nature which holds universally.
Having nothing in common. For Kuhn, the strong claim hat two paradigms have nothing in common.
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A statement or claim referring to an entire group or population as opposed to referring to some specific individual.
Finding a state of affairs or a fact which supports or verifies some claim.
Having nothing in common. For Kuhn, the strong claim hat two paradigms have nothing in common.
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Reasoning to the probable truth or some claim or explanation.
Having nothing in common. For Kuhn, the strong claim hat two paradigms have nothing in common.
A highly generalized description of a uniformity in nature which holds universally.
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Progress in science may be an illusion
Progress in science is real
Only the social sciences mark progress
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Reasoning to the probable truth or some claim or explanation.
A highly generalized description of a uniformity in nature which holds universally.
Finding a state of affairs or a fact which supports or verifies some claim.
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Thought, speculation without the use of senses.
Reasoning to the probable truth or some claim or explanation.
A period in the history of Western civilization, dated at the end of Renaissance, in which critical thought about the world was naturalized, and many astronomical and biological insights gained.
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A theory with much explanatory power that solves a certain set of problems or anomalies and becomes the model for future scientific work.
For Thomas Kuhn, that period in the life of a paradigm where the majority of scientific activity is focused on working out the details of the paradigm.
Thought, speculation without the use of senses/
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Attempting to disprove or refute a hypothesis
Initial observation or collection of facts
The mathematical description of a hypothesis.
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Having nothing in common. For Kuhn, the strong claim hat two paradigms have nothing in common.
statement or claim referring to an entire group or population as opposed to referring to some specific individual.
A used by Karl Popper, a criterion for testing the warrant of a scientific claim.
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Active
Lucky
Passisive
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Are not having to deal with erratic funding sources
Are not having to deal with theories like astrology or phrenology
Work out the various details of the dominant paradigm
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Pupil
Tape recorder
Judge
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