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Science
Baconian view
Scientist should be a disinterested observer of nature
Disinterested observer
cons
Not all things are observable
Popper's Falsification
Cannot be proved by observation. Can only be proved wrong
Skeptical theorist
Cons
How to prove assumptions are correct
Human nature
Thomas Kuhn's Paradigm shift
Normal Science
Builds up contradictions
Leads to a shift in paradigm
Invluenced by
Arristotle Vs Newton
Newton vs Einstein
Cons
Theories are not really replaced, rather improved
When to shift the paradigm
Modern science
What?
A way of observing natural world and discovering important truths
Has
Institutions
Reward system
Authority structure