What do we mean by the word science?

Write for five minutes using examples in Postman (Tenner, Pursell or Pacey) that distinguishes science from scientism.

Homework:

Be sure to understand Pursell’s discussion of how the meanings of technology and science have changed since the words where both introduced between 1610 and 1680.

• Which word is older?

• What events influenced these changes in meaning according to Pursell ?

• Then compare his analysis & description of that century to Postman’s chronology of changes.

Now compare and contrast those findings with Tenner, and Pacey’s arguments for what has changed since 1763 until 1963.

What is science today?

Fundamentals

Reality?

 

Pacey about clues to Postman's technocratic to technopolistic changes

We are defenseless against technology's persuasive power.

  Postman on our incomprehensible world.

The "media pyramid" used to display the multiple media choices we have contrived to info-tain us 9 hours per day.

  Postman

Revolutions in Science

See what Richard Feynman, Cal Tech physicist said.

Science

science, method of

 

Wilczek | Hawking | Gell-Mann | Feynman | Einstein | Thomas | Galileo | Hooke | Kaku

Quantum mechanics | quantum behavior | atomic science | chemical elements | energy

Words | Science Index | Social Analysis | Population Index | Global Warming Index | Nature Index

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