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PT1 : In the production of knowledge, does it matter that observation is…
PT1 : In the production of knowledge, does it matter that observation is an essential but flawed tool? Discuss with reference to the natural sciences and one other area of knowledge?
Production Of Knowledge
The process through which knowledge is created, tested, and justified.
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Direct vs. Indirect
Indirect: testimony, authority, instruments, technology
Direct: personal observation, experimentation.
Does it matter
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does it...
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Shapes how knowledge is trusted, used, or discarded.
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Observation
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Direct vs Extended
Direct: raw sensory perception (seeing, hearing).
Extended: through instruments (microscopes, telescopes, sensors).
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Essential
necessary, important and compulsary
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Flawed Tool
imperfect, need improvement
it’s limited, biased, subjective, and shaped by instruments, culture, and theories.
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if our foundation is flawed, how reliable can our knowledge be?