ENGB52H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Jane Goodall, Hermann Minkowski, Simon Newcomb
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A criticism of life": it is a set of ideals by which you estimate the value of things. It is the answer to the big questions, it is the essence of culture: the antique symmetry (symmetria prisca): fit details to be combined in view of a large result to be nobly conceived. The best education strikes a balance between appeals to intellect and appeals to the heart. The only real knowledge is based on experience of the natural world: scientific empiricism: created by francis bacon. related to inductive methodology, which is the process of testing hypotheses by experiment, observation, and measurement. Therefore, it relies on gathering or witnessing physical evidence: virtual witnesses: since not all scientific witnessing can be done in person, knowledge was transferred to paper. If done correctly, the reader becomes the virtual witness attesting to the truthfulness of the claims even if they didn"t see them in person: required trust on 3 levels, experimental equipment.
