Philosophy of Science Perspectives Quiz

David Hume (1711–1776) identified the problem with ______ reasoning

Karl Hempel (1905–1997) emphasized the importance of ______ data in determining conclusions

Rev. Thomas Bayes (c. 1701–1761) introduced a quantitative form of confirmation known as Bayesian ______ Theory

Karl Popper (1902–1994) advocated for the use of ______ reasoning in formulating hypotheses

Paul Feyerabend (1924–1994) believed in Epistemological ______

Karl Popper's concept of falsificationism states that falsifying the experiment's outcome also falsifies the proposed ______

STS deals with interactions between ______ and technology

STS seeks to engage students to confront the realities brought about by ______ and technology in society

STS seeks to instill reflective knowledge that students can live a good life and display ethical decisionmaking in the face of scientific and ______ advancement

STS includes mandatory topics on climate change and ______ awareness

The philosophy of science can be broken down into two (2) parts: the 'knowledge' portion and the 'epistemology' -- the methods and its importance to the formation of ______

John Stuart Mill and Francis Bacon are ______ of the philosophy of science

Constructive empiricism states that science aims to give, in its various theories, a true story of what the Universe is, but based only on the ______ aspects of the Universe.

Instrumentalism states that scientific theories are merely instruments for solving problems and making ______.

Social constructivism argues that every aspect of scientific knowledge is borne out of the collective observations of ______.

From reductionism to theoretical pluralism, reductionism can be construed as a thesis about ______, laws, theories, linguistic expressions, or some combination of these.

Theoretical pluralism has been tagged as the 'disunity of science' because it promotes a multidisciplinary approach to the various fields of science rather than a succession of knowledge in between ______.

More people are alive today than ever before in the evolution of ______.

ICT stands for Information and Communication ______

Moore's Law states that the number of transistors in digital computers increases at least every ______ years

Metcalfe's Law discusses the value of a network of ______

Progress in ICTs comes at a ______

The need to develop a country's science and technology is recognized as an imperative for socio-economic ______

Dependence in science and technology is closely tied up with the integrity of political ______ and economic self-reliance

Life expectancy is increasing, and poverty is decreasing (relatively speaking), even if the degree of global inequality is still scandalous. As a result, disability is becoming the biggest health-related issue for ______.

Whenever we think of history, we usually tend to refer to it as a 'when.' But, if we look at it from a different perspective, history can also be referred to as a 'how.' Like, 'how' did people in the past live their lives, and 'how' their lives differ from ours at ______.

Living historically can mean that we have now developed a form of recording: writing documents such as letters, encoding multiple pieces of information quickly via typewriter, and configuring the real from fake, as in the case of scanning paper ______.

But we are now entering a new phase: ______.

With so many written information scattered about, we cannot file them anymore in physical ______.

The development of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is rooted in both history and ______, as the progression of knowledge and mankind depends on them.