NATS 1840 Lecture Notes - Falsifiability, Validity, Rigour
1 Apr 2014
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Everything surrounding you, from the outside of your skin to the edge of the universe. All those part of the physical world that help to sustain life: if a part of the environment is under stress, then its ability to sustain life may be threatened. The study of how the environment works, and of humanity"s impact upon it: it is a science, interdisciplinary, both theoretical and applied. The systematic study of how and why nature works the way it does. Relies upon empirical methods to test possible explanations of observations. Seeks to uncover basic underlying principles so that predictions may be made. A rational process drawing upon two forms of reasoning . All 1st year students drink during frosh week. All nats 2849 students are in 1st year. Therefore, all nats 1840 students will have gotten drunk during frosh week. Every university student i have known drank during frosh week. Therefore, all university students drink during frosh week.
