SOC SCI 89 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Scientific Method, Bcs Theory, Mechanical And Organic Solidarity
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Phenomena are best explained through other worldly or supernatural causes. The scientific method can be employed to collect data to verify theories or generate theories. Constructivist, power, multiple sources and types of truth. Theory of knowledge or how we know things . Knowledge need to be verified using the scientific method. Only knowledge that can be verified through our senses is real. Rejection of metaphysics and claims based thereon. Provides a justification for the proposed cause-effect relationships. Usually based on or derived from prior scholarly work. Research findings provide support or lend credence to theories. Deductive arguments- theories generate from some sort of premise. Valid (if conclusion follows logically from the premise) Sound (if premise is reasonable or true) Theories proceed from some sort of data set. Conclusion can be false through the premise is true. The road is always wet when it rains.
