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Science as a belief system
Science as a belief system
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What does Merton argue about the CUDOS norms?
He argues that science can only thrive as a major social institution.
There’s no such thing as science
He argues that religion is a major institution
Jesus is the only answer
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What are the 3 devices identified by Polanyi?
Circularity, communism
Denial, communism and socialism
Circularity, subsidiary explanations and denial to legitimacy to rivals
Subsidiary, capitalism, economics
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Marxism and feminism see scientific knowledge as far from pure truth.
False
True
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According to Sir Karl Popper science is an “open” belief system where every scientist’s theories are open to scrutiny.
True
False
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What are the 4 norms Merton identifies known as cudos?
Communism, universalism, disinterestedness and organised scepticism
Communism, socialism , capitalism and universalism
Socialism, universalism, communism and radicalisation
Communism, capitalism, organised scepticism and socialism
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The new institution of science also received support from economic and military institutions.
False
True
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Define falsificationism mean?
Science has had an enormous impact on society
researchers look for evidence that could disprove their hypothesis
Science enables us to predict and control the world.
Scientists have to try and falsify existing theories
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Interpretivists argue that scientific knowledge is socially constructed
False
True
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Closed belief systems try and falsify existing theories.
True
False
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Popper believed that discarding falsified knowledge claims is what enables scientific understanding of the world to grow
False
True
