Nature of Scientific Knowledge
Scientist share common beliefs about the world. They believe, for example, that the world is knowable and understandable. The universe is not capricious, and pattern in the nature reflect on underlying order in the universe. They also believe that through systematic study, and application of instrument, and the intellect, we can discover more about the world. (Leslie, W. Trowbridge)
Then Trowbridge added that scientists also assume that a universe is a single system containing numerous subsystems. The basic rules for one time and geographic location on the earth apply at other times and locations. For example: the law of gravitation applied in the past at various locations and also applies now. Another assumption is that knowledge gained from studying on portion of the universe is applicable to other parts of the universe. Again, the laws of gravity are the same for earth as for the other planets. We have chosen five factors from a list of many to illustrate the nature of scientific knowledge.
So for this, we can conclude that if we want to study the world (nature), we must think that nature is knowable and understandable. so that, we can understanding that the nature is a one system and the system consist of subsystems. From this, we only studied the portion of nature to understand the nature.
Nature of Scientific Knowledge
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