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Who is regarded as the father of science?
Who is regarded as the father of science?
- Babylonian astronomers
- Indian physicians
- Egyptian mathematicians
- Aristotle (correct)
What did Aristotle believe was essential for gaining knowledge?
What did Aristotle believe was essential for gaining knowledge?
- Abstract thought
- Empirical measurement (correct)
- Intuition
- Logical reasoning
What was the foundation upon which science is built, according to Aristotle?
What was the foundation upon which science is built, according to Aristotle?
- Logical reasoning
- Empirical measurement (correct)
- Intuition
- Abstract thought
What did Aristotle propose as a tool for gaining knowledge?
What did Aristotle propose as a tool for gaining knowledge?
In what fields did Aristotle apply his methods?
In what fields did Aristotle apply his methods?
What was Plato's idea of a perfect republic based upon?
What was Plato's idea of a perfect republic based upon?
Who is credited with understanding the importance of controlled and systematic experimentation in discovering new knowledge?
Who is credited with understanding the importance of controlled and systematic experimentation in discovering new knowledge?
Who proposed that experiments needed replication many times before a 'common sense' average was possible?
Who proposed that experiments needed replication many times before a 'common sense' average was possible?
Which scientist is generally remembered for his famous gravity experiment but also contributed greatly to the scientific method?
Which scientist is generally remembered for his famous gravity experiment but also contributed greatly to the scientific method?
Who was the first scholar to use a recognizable peer review process?
Who was the first scholar to use a recognizable peer review process?
Who are generally proclaimed as the father of modern science by physicists such as Einstein and Hawking?
Who are generally proclaimed as the father of modern science by physicists such as Einstein and Hawking?
Who is generally remembered for his famous gravity experiment but also contributed greatly to the scientific method?
Who is generally remembered for his famous gravity experiment but also contributed greatly to the scientific method?
Who was the first scholar to use a recognizable peer review process?
Who was the first scholar to use a recognizable peer review process?
Which scientist is generally proclaimed as the father of modern science by physicists such as Einstein and Hawking?
Which scientist is generally proclaimed as the father of modern science by physicists such as Einstein and Hawking?
Who developed the peer review process to ensure that physicians documented their procedures and lay them open for scrutiny?
Who developed the peer review process to ensure that physicians documented their procedures and lay them open for scrutiny?
In what century did the scientific method, as developed by Bacon and Newton, continue to be the main driver of scientific discovery?
In what century did the scientific method, as developed by Bacon and Newton, continue to be the main driver of scientific discovery?
At the core of biology and other sciences lies a problem-solving approach called?
At the core of biology and other sciences lies a problem-solving approach called?
