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“Is there solid justification for regarding knowledge in the natural…
“Is there solid justification for regarding knowledge in the natural sciences more highly than knowledge in another area of knowledge? Discuss with reference to the natural sciences and one other area of knowledge?”
Natural sciences
Facts-based
information is easier to verify
scientific methods are used to collect data, information is more accurate
science encourages people to reflect on their methodology and identify what they could change in order to obtain more accurate knowledge
LAWS: verifiable information
no exceptions
has allowed the development of various technologies
allows us to draw links between various fields of the natural sciences
definitive results that can be evaluated upon
understanding what the data shows, from research + data collection
Human sciences
No scientific method being used
more subjective, based on observations
therefore depends on the person who is processing the data
qualitative data is relied upon
studies the relationship between humans and environment
no laws
only predictions (supply and demand)
PREDICTIONS: exceptions do exist
do not have to follow the predictions
the data is not necesarily verifiable
fields under human sciences are more unpredictable
qualitative data
Value
Natural sciences contributes more to the betterment of soceity
the information is more relevant to the development of humans
has allowed us to discover our suroundings, why certain things happen, and the natural state our world exists on (i.e. laws of thermodynamics -- developing space stations, electricity, satellites, etc.)
variables are more controlled than for human sciences
Human sciences has not provided as large of a contribution
Only predictions, exceptions exist
focuses on psychology of humans in the field of business, economics, etc, so the field is largely dependent on psychology
psychology is largely variable, and is affected by variables that cannot be manipulated or tracked
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