CMST 1150 Chapter : INTRO TO COMM STUDIES 1150
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1 and 2 (quiz friday), wood (ct), packet: herrick. 1. the nature of science (a quotation by michael shermer) Claims (require evidence and reasoning) are the conclusions of knowing, delusion of perfection, no absolute truth in language. Putative claims: appear to be factual but are not, cannot be proven. The one responsible for a putative claim is responsible for evidence of proof. Observation: notice given by the mind, not limited to sight. The scholar attempts to judge, explain, and thus create models of explanations. 8. 27. 12: natural science, the nature of science (a quotation by michael shermer) Conclusions are scientific and held tentatively, no such thing as absolutes. A five year old sees the same object an 80 year old sees differently. Noted difference between humanistic approach and scientific approach; however, they are not entirely separated. Humans prefer the less complex, concise, briefer, etc. Examples of humanistic: history, theater, art, english studies, languages, philosophy, religious studies, communication studies (rhetoric and performance studies).
