Define Rationalism
Velasquez 5.1 and 5.5 All of your responses should be written in complete sentences.
1. Define Rationalism
The view that knowledge of the world can be obtained by relying on reason without the aid of the senses.
2. Define Empiricism
Knowledge about the world can be attained only through sense experience.
3. What is Induction and how does it work? How does it make use of both empiricism and rationalism?
It is defined as the reliance of observations, generalizations and repeated confirmation.
It works off of the scientific method model.
Our knowledge doesn't account for a conclusive answer, but through the use of our senses we can use our knowledge to guide to something deeper than our own understanding.
4. What is the Hypothetical Method …show more content…
An example is Darwin's Theory of Evolution, he took the observation and tried to create the hypothesis based off various variables, rocks, fossils, and animals to question if man is indeed part of a process of nature.
Uses the scientifc model and targets the big picture, what is it that may be at hand. It is creative in encompassing many facts and not only generalizations.
5. How does the Hypothetical method differ from Induction?
This is not about generalizations, it progresses to particulars with more depth and reason to guide research.
6. According to Karl Popper, what role does falsification play in science?
It shows that in some events and cases that the statement can be false. The more times one tries to prove a theory false and concludes that the theory is not the repetition of doing this will strengthen the theory or find it false.
7. According to your text, what are the 5 criteria for distinguishing science from pseudoscience?
Should be accurate in its domain. Should be consistent with other theories as well as internally. Be broad in scope: Theory's consequences should extend far beyond the particular observation. Laws or sub-theories. It should be simple and bring order to the phenomena and set it as confused through the absence of
1. Define Rationalism
The view that knowledge of the world can be obtained by relying on reason without the aid of the senses.
2. Define Empiricism
Knowledge about the world can be attained only through sense experience.
3. What is Induction and how does it work? How does it make use of both empiricism and rationalism?
It is defined as the reliance of observations, generalizations and repeated confirmation.
It works off of the scientific method model.
Our knowledge doesn't account for a conclusive answer, but through the use of our senses we can use our knowledge to guide to something deeper than our own understanding.
4. What is the Hypothetical Method …show more content…
An example is Darwin's Theory of Evolution, he took the observation and tried to create the hypothesis based off various variables, rocks, fossils, and animals to question if man is indeed part of a process of nature.
Uses the scientifc model and targets the big picture, what is it that may be at hand. It is creative in encompassing many facts and not only generalizations.
5. How does the Hypothetical method differ from Induction?
This is not about generalizations, it progresses to particulars with more depth and reason to guide research.
6. According to Karl Popper, what role does falsification play in science?
It shows that in some events and cases that the statement can be false. The more times one tries to prove a theory false and concludes that the theory is not the repetition of doing this will strengthen the theory or find it false.
7. According to your text, what are the 5 criteria for distinguishing science from pseudoscience?
Should be accurate in its domain. Should be consistent with other theories as well as internally. Be broad in scope: Theory's consequences should extend far beyond the particular observation. Laws or sub-theories. It should be simple and bring order to the phenomena and set it as confused through the absence of