PLS2607 - Philosophy Of Science Semester 1 1/2022.

PLS2607 - Philosophy Of Science Semester 1 1/2022. For each question, the correct answer is highlighted in black. Please note that the order of questions as they appear here will not be the same as the randomised order of the questions that you would have completed in the assignment quiz. What can discrimination towards members of the opposite sex be called? • Non-racism • Humanism • Chauvinism • Feminism What carries the definition of “the study of scientific processes”? • Metaphysics • Epistemology • Instrumentalism • Methodology What theoretical term describes the position that empirical science identifies facts without prejudice? • Objectivity • Realism • Rationality • Subjectivity Complete the following sentence: “A/n _________________ term refers to non-directly observable entities.” • theoretical • observational • scientific • falsifiable PLS2607/201/1/2022 5 Complete the following sentence: “Whilst idealism considers ‘reality’ as fictive, _______________ deems there to be no absolute standards.” • Realism • Relativism • Reductivism • Rationalism According to the Popperians, where does scientific inquiry have its origins? • In problems. • In assumptions. • In theories. • In observations. Which of the following scholars was not a natural scientist? • Bruno • Copernicus • Tempels • Newton What does the word “science” mean? • Thinking • Study • Experiment • Knowing What are testable claims based upon theoretical and empirical facts called? • Verified theories • Scientific explanations • Theoretical entities • Scientific predictions 6 Which European city is particularly associated with the Logical Empiricist movement? • Vienna • Tubingen • Berlin • Amsterdam Complete the following sentence: “Logical Positivists consider ____________________ statements to be meaningless.” • Epistemological • Logical • Ethical • Observation Identify the social science from the list provided. • Philosophy • Anthropology • Astrobiology • Psychology The fundamental supposition of an “objective scientist” is… • … that his/her theoretical positions are determined by facts alone. • … that empirical support for scientific theories is not required. • … that he/she has unbridled access to extra-subjective reality. • … that his/her scientific theories are totally self-determined. Complete the following sentence: “Before the eighteenth century, ‘science’ implied both _______________ and science as we currently understand them.” PLS2607/201/1/2022 7 • Technology • Philosophy • Mathematics • Religion Complete the following sentence: “A scientific theory is considered as _________________ if it has been rigorously tested, but not disproven.” • Falsified • Corroborated • Confirmed • Commensurated.