HLTB21H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cell Theory, Neuroglia, Ob River
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Discipline of science dates back to about 2,500 years to ancient greece. Derived from greek episteme-distinguishes science as knowing not only that something is so, act of experience, but also why it is so. Metaphysics- an act of the knowledge of first causes" as stated by aristotle. Biology is science of life (bios meaning life and logos meaning reasoned account) Study of living organism, what they are made of and how they function and how they interact with each other and the environment. Broad academic fields including zoology, botany and physiology (aims to unravel how the body functions, for ex mechanisms by which a person feels pain, pumps blood round the body, breathes in and out, absorbs food. Basic or pure science is description and understanding of phenomena and can be applied to many areas. Applied is application of scientific principles to meet a specific, recognized need.
