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TOPIC 1. Conceptualization of social sciences, knowing enough of a topic,…
TOPIC 1. Conceptualization of social sciences
Construction of knowledge
Trying to explain the world where he lives in
Explanation of the phenomena around
night
day
death
rain
lack of knolegde leads to
magical power explanations
The XIX century
birth of the scientific thought
a new way of reasoning to prove the statements or theories that try to explain the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSIdaTSG2Gg
What make us human?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BdgVfhciSw
Definitions of knowledge
is the information that is stored through intuition, experience or reflection
construction of concepts that represent reality
is the classification, explanation and comprehension of nature phenomena.
Kinds of knowledge
Intuitive
Between truth and beliefs
causality doesn't exist
Empirical
Magic/religious
Philosophical
reflect, thinking, to criticize
Doesn't requires a verification methodology
Tries to find "the truth"
Scientific
Science
comes from the Latin scientia
means: to know
the set of systematized knowledge that is made on any field of nature, society and human thought which is held by rational or verifiable justification
purpose: to increase human knowledge.
Types of sciences
Social
Object of study
the human race
Social scientists build explanations of reality
experiments cannot be made or conditions cannot be controlled
he hypothesis can’t always be proven
Knowledge is harder to obtain
Methods
historical
comparative
rational-critical
Quantitative
Quialitative
Experimental
object of study
facts of nature
These facts can be repeated, quantified and reproduced in a laboratory
Phenomena it can be investigated under controlled conditions.
They are characterized by the verification of the results
Use scientific method
Provides reliable and objective results
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=29&v=7TFrvxEixag&feature=emb_logo
knowing enough of a topic
Why we need knowledge?
feeling
the way we think
recognizing ourselves
Both are empirical but they use different methods
feelings