CRIM3602 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ethnocentrism, Chloroform, Organization
1 Dec 2018
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Science is the organized, systematic enterprise that gathers knowledge about the world and condenses the knowledge into testable laws and principles (edward o. wilson, Science refers to a variety of distinct and interrelated parts 1: a set of methods by means of which knowledge is certified . 2: a stock of accumulated knowledge stemming from the application of these methods . The political apparatus may be required to put in place democratic values to maintain universalistic values: communism: science are a product of social collaboration and assigned to the community, constituting a common heritage . The scientific claim to intellectual property is limited to that of recognition eg through eponymy. Secrecy is the antithesis of this norm: full and open communication: disinterestedness: the activities of scientists are subject to policing , -it has a firm base in the in the public and testable character of science . Disinterestedness is not to be equated with egoism .
