Philosophical Theories
The philosophy idea that empirically verified statements are true and meaningful
What is positivism?
Philosopher who proposed falsificationism
Who is Karl Popper
A type of modification for a theory that accounts for observable data but can't be tested
What is an "ad hoc" modification?
An experiment originally done by Hertz and later improved by J.J. Thomson
What is the Cathode Ray experiment?
What medical diagnosis does Dr. Sorem have?
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The steps of Kuhn's philosophy of science from his Structures of the Scientific Revolution in history
What are pre-science, normal science, crisis, and revolution?
Philosopher who really enjoyed discussing conspiracy theories and drawing pictures to have a conversation about the Philosophy of Science
Dr. Sorem
What type of questions do ontological questions attempt to answer?
What is what kind of things are in the world?
Scientist who used a stick and shadow to measure the circumference of the Earth
Who is Eratosthenes?
What career did Dr. Sorem's grandpa have?
Type of philosophical thinking that uses singular statements
What is induction?
Philosopher who referred to scientific knowledge with terms such as "hard core" and "research program"
Who is Lakatos?
"Which statement is true, 1 or 2:
1. The following statement is true
2. The following statement is false"
This is an example of what kind of phenomena?
What is a paradox?
Scientist who created the laws of gravitation and motion
Who is Newton?
What is Patristic Faith?
Philosophical theory that supports the idea that scientific theory should be refutable with observation
What is falsificationism?
Philosopher that concluded that science has no theory-neutral facts
Who is Feyerabend?
The conspiracy theory we discussed in length in attempt to disprove Eratosthenes' experiment
What is flat Earth?
Scientist who proposed the heliocentric model of the universe and created the laws of planetary motion
Who is Kepler?
Where is the church that Dr. Sorem works at?
What is Butte?
A philosophical argument that has its conclusion follow from its premises
What is deduction?
Philosopher who challenged inductivism and falsificationism and focused on historical evidence
Who is Kuhn?
The majority of the book examines these kinds of questions, concerning how and what kind of evidence supports scientific knowledge
What are epistemological questions?
Scientist who discovered the law of fall and the phases of Venus
Who is Galileo?
What is Dr. Sorem's priest name?
What is Fr. Ananias?