ANTH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Francis Bacon, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte De Buffon, James Ussher
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Anthro 101 - left off on page 28. Chapter 2 - developing the theory of evolution. What is science: empirical (observable) process not a result, relies on evidence and experiment, has to use the scienti c method. Started by sir francis bacon knowledge is power . 2: create a question/deductions based on observations. 3: make a hypothesis: testable statement to build inferences or explanations about the world around it: don"t prove or disprove the hypothesis, support or reject the null hypothesis, null hypothesis (think stat! ): there is no relationship/correlation between two phenomena. Thought to be true until proven otherwise. 4: experiment: must use a control group. Theory: a well-supported explanation of an aspect of the natural world, Developing the theory of evolution: aristotle. Looked at the world, made observations, and hypothesized. His idea: the universe/world around us possesses an absolutely xed form that can not be altered, center of the universe.
