Theory of Knowledge - Course Companion for Students Marija Uzunova Dang Arvin Singh Uzunov Dang

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II examined how disagreement and
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among scientists affect the making
consensus
unmaking of scientific facts, and how
and
is evaluated and used to support
evidence
This section looks at the processes
claims.
which scientific evidence is produced,
through
and observation. Earlier we
experimentation
attention to issues of trust and credibility.
paid
you read on, keep in mind the following
As
why should we trust the evidence that
questions:
from scientific methodologies? What is
comes
about how scientific claims are produced that
it
III. Methods and tools
II. Perspectives
III. Methods and tools
examine why some aspects of Indigenous knowledge
Making connections
have been appropriated and incorporated into science,
Indigenous knowledge
but not others. We also look at how dierent knowledge
In Chapter 5 we explore examples from traditional
traditions deal with concepts such as evidence, truth
ecological knowledge, ethnobotany and herbalism, and
and disciplinarity.
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and considers specifically the methods of
gives them credibility?
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