PO231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Endangerment, Edward Luttwak, Egotism
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Po231 lesson 2 (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) A theory is some kind of simplifying device that allows you to decide which facts matter and which do not textbook p. 3. Facts: verifiable, can be tested or observed through sense. An explanation of facts or narrative putting together the facts to explain how and why an event happened. Can change when new facts become available: another school of thought says. Theory: facts have to be summarized and explained coherent framework or logic to explain facts is theory. 3 kinds: informational: we gather facts to describe events and their developments (cid:1, interpretive: we analyze the facts to explain why events take place. Here we use concepts and theories to organize facts and interpret what we know. (cid:1: critical thinking: examine critically the facts and their interpretation (political, policy implications, significance, underlying values and assumptions). (cid:1) (cid:1)
