SOCI 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Standardized Test, Scientific Method, Social Cost
12 Apr 2016
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Sociologists need research skills and theorizing skills and critical thinking skills (thinking that is purposeful deliberate and self-regulatory and that arrives at judgments based on well-defined criteria and evidence). Critical often has a negative connotation but it actually means discriminating judgment with reference to criteria (greek kritokos and kriterion). A person engaged in critical thinking will make a judgment only when there is sufficient evidence, will suspend making judgments in the face of insufficient evidence, and will change a judgment when the evidence warrants such an action. Reasoned judgments require interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference and explanation. They were too general, we examine basic ideas and traditions and society. Descartes try to answer everything with the scientific method but you need to consider factors and variables. They focused on pure survival but we need to consider human desires, thoughts . Descartes wanted absolute certainty free opinion but we understand that this is difficult and unreasonable.
