Theories of Science
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Science is objectie and evidence based:
- Sceintist clame there is a clear distinction between science and other ways of viewing the world
- Richard Dawkins "When a science book is wrong , somebody eventually discovers the mistake and it is corrected in absequent books. That conspicuously doesnt happen with holy books"
Traditinal view:
- Science is objective - The scientist is neutral
- Scientiific enquiry is evidence based
- Scientific enquiry is 'open' - ideas tested and proven wrong are rejected and replaced
Challange to the tradition:
Michael Lynch argued science is far less objective
- Scientist were more influenced by existing theories
- When anomalies occur science often puts in down to errors
Science as a belief system:
Polanyi A belief system is made up of 3 factors
- A circulation of beliefs - Each idea within beliefs systems is explained in realtion to others. If one is challanged or fails, it is defended by reference to another, to avoid challanging the belief system
- Supporting explanations are given for difficult situations - If there is eveidence to contradict the belief there will be a reason to explain it
- No alternative belief system can be tolerated - A sweeping rejection of religion could be seen as an explame of this
Sociology as a science:
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