6 Attitudes of Science
Determinism: Is based on cause and effect relations and lawfulness. Everything can be determined.
Empiricism: Is based on facts, observation, and experimentation. An emperor obserserves from his throne.
Experimentation: Manipulation of variables and taking measurements and collecting data yields answers. When you are experimenting, you are conducting an experiment.
Replication: Experiments can be repeated to check for errors and ensure that data was collected reliably. Replication is the act of repeating an experiment with the SAME results.
Parsimony: The simplest and most logical explanation is often the correct explanation.
Philosophical Doubt: A true scientist maintains doubt and seeks the truth through scientific means.
Soy David Zermeño Altamirano, estudiante de la UNAM, Facultad de Psicología y haré una tesis sobre el concepto “Parsimonia”. Pueden amablemente compartir conmigo algunas referencias dónde pueda conocer más a fondo esta actitud. Felicidades por el sitio y saludos cordiales.
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Podrias buscar en el libro de Copper? Hay muchas fuentes en google si buscas las actitudes de la ciencia.
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My question is: are NOT the mentioned attitudes called philosophical assumptions of science? I think these are philosophical assumptions of any scientific field of study. Unlike common sense, science believes in those assumptions.