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sociology- comtemp society= science and ideology - Coggle Diagram
sociology- comtemp society= science and ideology
DEFINITIONS:
belief system: framework of ideas which individual uses to make sense of the world
ideology: worldview or set of beliefs or principles
knowledge claims: provided by a belief system, claim giving fact
SCIENCE+BELIEF SYSTEM
product of the process of rationalisation brought o by the protestant reformation
development in science and technology have revolutionised every aspect of human life = faith in science and belief it can deliver the goods
recently= faith dimmed by proposed risk science brings = 'manufactured risks' increasingly threatening the planet
good= discover treatments + technology development
bad= moral panics + carbon emissions
both= weapon development + aviation
SCIENCE + OPEN SYSTEM
Karl Popper
governed by the principle of falsification
knowledge is cumulative
falsification = keeps science moving forward and building on achievements of other scientists
CUDOS NORMS
Merton
communism = knowledge has to be shared with community or it cant grow
universalism = knowledge judged by universal and objective criteria
disinterestedness = scientists must be committed to discovering knowledge for its own sake
organised scepticism = no knowledge claim is sacred + every idea is open to challenges
EVALUATION
horton
science = open = knowledge claims are open to criticism and disproving
unlike religion which is a closed system where if fundamental views are contested -> devices to reinforce system to stop people disbelieving
SCIENCE + CLOSED SYSTEM