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I think the article is misguided; there are, at least in my languages, 2 very clear definitions for science: "exact sciences" and the others. They all have in c

I think the article is misguided; there are, at least in my languages, 2 very clear definitions for science: "exact sciences" and the others. They all have in common the use of scientific methods, but that's it: one set is precise, the likes on "1+1=2" math or engineering and the others that are very imprecise like phycology, for example. Anyone using non-precise sciences to make a point against all "science" is malevolent, in my opinion.

dragonwriter 5y ago
There are no such things as “exact sciences”; if it is exact, its pure logic, not empirical science. If it deals with the real world rather than pure abstractions, it is inexact and science is a continuous effort of refinement of approximation. Some fields of science offer easier opportunity for controls and more clarity of results, but even the clearest is not exact.
- AdrianB1 5y ago
  It is not a term I invented, just told about it; in the universities in my country the use of the term is the norm, so don't shoot the messenger. A quick check shows me we have several universities with this name, one example is here: https://stiinteexacte.uav.ro/prezentare/prezentare https://stiinteexacte.uav.ro/prezentare/prezentare
  - dragonwriter 5y ago
    Sure, I know the name is a thing; I’m just pointing out that the name is misleading.
scoofy 5y ago
I mean, I feel that this take is by far the most misguided. There are no "exact sciences." Even suggesting as much shows a deep misunderstanding of what science is. Mathematics is not a science, it is a deductive framework based on axioms that are effectively arbitrary. Engineering is a exercise in applied use of physics, chemistry, and other sciences. Wide of margins for error are employed in most engineering exactly because most engineers know what variables they don't know, and even still there are engineering failures that regularly occur.

dragonwriter 5y ago

There are no such things as “exact sciences”; if it is exact, its pure logic, not empirical science. If it deals with the real world rather than pure abstractions, it is inexact and science is a continuous effort of refinement of approximation. Some fields of science offer easier opportunity for controls and more clarity of results, but even the clearest is not exact.

AdrianB1 5y ago
It is not a term I invented, just told about it; in the universities in my country the use of the term is the norm, so don't shoot the messenger. A quick check shows me we have several universities with this name, one example is here: https://stiinteexacte.uav.ro/prezentare/prezentare https://stiinteexacte.uav.ro/prezentare/prezentare
- dragonwriter 5y ago
  Sure, I know the name is a thing; I’m just pointing out that the name is misleading.

scoofy 5y ago

I mean, I feel that this take is by far the most misguided. There are no "exact sciences." Even suggesting as much shows a deep misunderstanding of what science is. Mathematics is not a science, it is a deductive framework based on axioms that are effectively arbitrary. Engineering is a exercise in applied use of physics, chemistry, and other sciences. Wide of margins for error are employed in most engineering exactly because most engineers know what variables they don't know, and even still there are engineering failures that regularly occur.