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The Natural Sciences - Coggle Diagram
The Natural Sciences
Methods and Tools
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Mathematics: The language and methodology used is different from that of Natural Sciences even though they both have the same objective: explain the universe around us.
Discussion: Is mathematics a tool used in natural sciences or is there knowledge produced in mathematics that is independent of scientific knowledge?
Cognitive Tools: Reason, Language, Intuition, Sense perception
Scope
Discussion: Does science have the ability to give us knowledge about more than just the natural world?
Limited by collecting empirical knowledge to prove a claim; empirical nature of knowledge limits this ability
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Human sciences can disprove that dowsing is false - area also mentions falsification, observing human behaviour and deducing characteristics
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Function of the Arts: Convey a message/expression; something to say, bridging gaps
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Cognititve tools: Sense perception, Intuition, Emotion, Imagination
Perspectives
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KQ: How might cognitive biases such as confirmation bias impact the design and interpretation of experiments in the natural sciences?
Ethics
Discussion: What criteria could we use to decide whether the pursuit and/or possession of scientific knowledge is ethical?
Criteria based on type of experiment and subjects involved (e.g test with mice, humans)
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What questions are we posing? Are questions biased towards certain hypotheses (e.g tuskegee experiment, syphyllis connection with ethnic groups)
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