Is science limited to stating facts? This was one of the
of the subjects of the bac philo 2013 in series L.
Analysis of the subject – correction Is science limited to
the facts?
science : Sum of knowledge that an individual has or can acquire
or can acquire through study, reflection or experience; or
structured body of knowledge that relates to facts obeying objective laws (or considered as such)
objective laws (or considered as such) and whose development requires systematization and
systematization and method. All the definitions of science that we
needed to be used.
is (…): calls for a dialectical plan.
limit : that which determines a domain, that which separates two
domains
tonote: to become aware of something, to become aware of the
to realize the existence of a fact
the facts : concerns the empirical. Realization of a
thing; way of doing, way of acting.
Karl Popper defines
what is scientific
by falsifiability
Problematic of the subject – correction Is science limited to
to establish facts?
We must ask ourselves: why am I being asked this question? What is the
the interest of the subject? The paradox comes from the fact that science is based on
the facts. But could it be based on anything other than facts? Is
science necessarily subject to facts ? Is science
inseparable from the empirical?
Plan correction of Is science limited to the observation of
facts?
I. Science is based on reality, on facts
II. But science is not only to observe facts, it is also
also reasoning
III. Science thanks to the informal can understand the formal
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and answers for the baccalaureate in philosophy in 2013
