HPS100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Formal Science

• School: UTSG
• Department: History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
• Course: HPS100H1
• Professor: Hakob Barseghyan

Document Summary

Ge oce ntric as tronomy: e a rth is in the ce nte r of the unive rs e (500 ye a rs a go) Ma the ma tics s ta rts with de finitions , ins te a d of count or obs e rve things . We don"t ne e d to confirm 1+2=3 3 by obs e rva tions or e xpe rime nts . One the ore m to a nothe r. S wa n abc a re white . S o pe ople ge ne ra lize the re s ults of obs e rva tions a nd conclude tha t a ll s wa ns a re white . Ge ne ra l propos ition is ba s e d on your e xpe rie nce . Obs e rva tion: s it the re a nd look. Expe rime nt: cre a te a n a rtificia l s itua tion.