SOCI 3300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Grand Unified Theory, String Theory, Scientific Theory
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Theories can turn into facts if proven. Are not going to turn into facts. Two reasons that theories don"t turn into facts. Theyre completely different things and its not possible for one to turn into the other one (scientific) Further research might find exceptions (non-scientific: science factory. **facts don"t become theories, but theories are made to explain facts: sir isaac newton. G = (mass x) (mass y)/(x y)^2: (x y)^2 is curvilinear, albert einstein. Superior to newton"s theory in general, and especially when it comes to large objects. Context for social theory: the rise of individualism. No longer have to be the occupation of your family; can branch out. Previously,powerful roles were inherited and not earned: the rise of modern states (government; kings, emperors, etc) People were previously generally unaffected by what the government did. Now government is a lot more involved: deviation of markets, capitalism, and industry, european exploration/colonialization. Events that led to the enlightenment : ancient greece.
