PSCI 2701 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Celebrity Culture, Seat Belt
22 Apr 2016
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Many aspects of our everyday lives are affected by politics. As citizens we analyze politics to make choices about what is best for us: voting o o o. As political analysts and researchers we gather information to: understand and participate in the evolution of knowledge in the discipline o. Critically distinguish logic from dogma: develop theories that help to explain and predict political phenomena, make decisions about how to resolve problems o. Science is techniques to make strong and reasoned arguments. It is also about the authoritative allocation of values. Knowing what to ask is shaped by o. We use science to analyze and arrive at valued facts. Modern idea of science is a particular way of finding things out. Values and beliefs are central to political conflicts. Science cannot answer moral questions that involve values and ideals. Knowing what we know because we have been told.
