GEOG 1HA3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Critical Geography, Verstehen, Scientific Method
3 Feb 2020
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Empiricism a philosophy of science based on the belief that all knowledge results from experience and therefore gives priority to factual observations over theoretical statements. Positivism a philosophy that contends that science is able to deal with only empirical questions (those with factual content), that scientific observations are repeatable, and that science progresses through the construction of theories and derivation of laws. Scientific method the various steps taken in science to obtain knowledge; a phrase most commonly associated with a positivist philosophy. Theory in positivist philosophy, an interconnected set of statements, often called assumptions or axioms, that deductively generates testable hypotheses. Hypothesis in positivist philosophy, a general statement deduced from theory buy not yet verified. Law in positivist philosophy, a hypothesis that has been proven correct and is taken to be university true; once formulated, laws can be used to construct theories. Humanism a philosophy centred on such aspects of human life as value, quality, meaning, and significance.
