Re: [asa] POLL: How do you define 'Science'?

I'm wondering if the theory structures that I read in Suppe, Newton-Smith, etc.,
are followed seriously, or if there is more in the mind of the scientist than just the testing.
That's why I asked about pragmatism and the other possible goals.
Because he real world where people work is often different from the orthodoxy of the theorists.

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From: <drsyme@cablespeed.com>
Date: Thu May 29 2008 - 13:48:52 EDT
Not to defend Steve's rudeness, but not only did I not understand the poll, but I dont understand this post either.
You are trying to understand whose approaches? What is the "real world"? Is academia (where a lot of scientists do science) the real world? And what theorists "right approach" are you referring too?
I will look through the blog to see if that illuminates this issue.

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Received on Thu May 29 14:03:40 2008