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Generally accepted philosophy of science is positivism, which states that 'why' in general is unanswerable and we should satisfy ourselves with descriptions. Th
by ansgri 11y ago
Generally accepted philosophy of science is positivism, which states that 'why' in general is unanswerable and we should satisfy ourselves with descriptions. Therefore science is more about precise descriptions and their predictive power.
- wangii 11y agoit's exactly the reason scientists formulate hypotheses (and null hypotheses), and verify them with observable data. In short, hypotheses are the key instruments to investigate into unknown(and hopefully, consistent) world.
- mannykannot 11y agoScientists generally don't pay much attention to philosophy.