Article ; Online: Science, method and critical thinking.
2023 Volume 16, Issue 10, Page(s) 1888–1894
Abstract: Science is founded on a method based on critical thinking. A prerequisite for this is not only a sufficient command of language but also the comprehension of the basic concepts underlying our understanding of reality. This constraint implies an awareness ...
Abstract | Science is founded on a method based on critical thinking. A prerequisite for this is not only a sufficient command of language but also the comprehension of the basic concepts underlying our understanding of reality. This constraint implies an awareness of the fact that the truth of the World is not directly accessible to us, but can only be glimpsed through the construction of models designed to anticipate its behaviour. Because the relationship between models and reality rests on the interpretation of founding postulates and instantiations of their predictions (and is therefore deeply rooted in language and culture), there can be no demarcation between science and non-science. However, critical thinking is essential to ensure that the link between models and reality is gradually made more adequate to reality, based on what has already been established, thus guaranteeing that science progresses on this basis and excluding any form of relativism. |
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MeSH term(s) | Thinking ; Science |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-07-18 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2406063-X |
ISSN | 1751-7915 ; 1751-7915 |
ISSN (online) | 1751-7915 |
ISSN | 1751-7915 |
DOI | 10.1111/1751-7915.14315 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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