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Key Aspects of Science. Key Aspects of Science A body of knowledge, assembled over millennia, of how Nature and the Physical World work. Key Aspects of Science A body of knowledge, assembled over millennia, of how Nature and the Physical World work.
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Key Aspects of Science • A body of knowledge, assembled over millennia, of how Nature and the Physical World work.
Key Aspects of Science • A body of knowledge, assembled over millennia, of how Nature and the Physical World work. • This knowledge can be used for the benefit(!) of society ie:applications - technology.
Key Aspects of Science • A body of knowledge, assembled over millennia, of how Nature and the Physical World work. • This knowledge can be used for the benefit(!) of society ie:applications - technology. • Science is a culture and to truly appreciate it one needs to learn the “language”.
Key Aspects of Science • A body of knowledge, assembled over millennia, of how Nature and the Physical World work. • This knowledge can be used for the benefit(!) of society ie:applications - technology. • Science is a culture and to truly appreciate it one needs to learn the “language”. • We have developed a methodology for the discovery of that knowledge. It is based on observation, experiment, evidence and judgement of validity.
Key Aspects of Science • A body of knowledge, assembled over millennia, of how Nature and the Physical World work. • This knowledge can be used for the benefit(!) of society ie:applications - technology. • Science is a culture and to truly appreciate it one needs to learn the “language”. • We have developed a methodology for the discovery of that knowledge. It is based on observation, experiment, evidence and judgement of validity. • There are Philosophical issues involved in this methodology, leading to essentially unbridgeable conflicts with alternative dogma-based ideologies
Key Aspects of Science • A body of knowledge, assembled over millennia, of how Nature and the Physical World work. • This knowledge can be used for the benefit(!) of society ie:applications - technology. • Science is a culture and to truly appreciate it one needs to learn the “language”. • We have developed a methodology for the discovery of that knowledge. It is based on observation, experiment, evidence and judgement of validity. • There are Philosophical issues involved in this methodology, leading to essentially unbridgeable conflicts with alternative dogma-based ideologies • There are ethical and social issues involved at the Science/Society interface
Key Aspects of Science • A body of knowledge, assembled over millennia, of how Nature and the Physical World work. • This knowledge can be used for the benefit(!) of society ie:applications - technology. • Science is a culture and to truly appreciate it one needs to learn the “language”. • We have developed a methodology for the discovery of that knowledge. It is based on observation, experiment, evidence and judgement of validity. • There are Philosophical issues involved in this methodology, leading to essentially unbridgeable conflicts with alternative dogma-based ideologies • There are ethical and social issues involved at the Science/Society interface