Theory, Philosophy, Speculation, Hypothesis, Taxonomy

philosophy

means LOVE OF WISDOM

philosophy

people here pursue wisdom through thinking and reasoning

philosophy

do not ordinarily conduct controlled studies in their pursuit of wisdom

epistemology

one of the branches encompassed by philosophy

epistemology

nature of knowledge

epistemology

Theory relates most closely to this branch of philosophy

epistemology

it is a tool used by scientists in their pursuit of knowledge

principle

a set of these about how one should live one's life CANNOT be a theory

principle

involve values which are proper concern of philosophy

theory

built on scientific evidence that has been obtained in a relatively unbiased fashion

philosophy

deals with what ought to be or what should be

theory

deals with broad sets of IF-THEN statements that says NOTHING about MORALITY

theory

rely on speculation, but they are much more than mere armchair speculation

science

branch of study concerned with the observation and classification of data

science

verification of general laws through the testing of hypotheses

theory

useful tools employed by scientists to give meaning and organization to their observations

theory

provide a fertile ground for producing testable hypotheses

speculation, empirical observations

2 essential cornerstones of theory building (2,)

hypothesis

an educated guess or prediction specific enough for its validity to be tested through the use of the scientific method

hypothesis

more specific than the theories that give birth to them

deductive reasoning

type of reasoning:

going from the general to the specific

inductive reasoning

type of reasoning:

going from the specific to the general

inductive reasoning

type of reasoning:

investigator alters theory to reflect results

deductive reasoning

type of reasoning:

derive testable hypotheses from a useful theory and then test these hypotheses

taxonomy

classification of things according to their NATURAL RELATIONSHIPS

taxonomy

essential for the development of science

taxonomy

without classification of data science could not grow

taxonomy

can evolve into theories when they begin to generate testable hypotheses and explain research findings