Welcome

Index of Papers

Poetry

Copyright

About this site

Questions

Are there ever 'answers'
Knowledge lies in the answer
Finding satisfaction

Fundamental proposition
Nothing beyond explanation

About myself

Keywords and descriptions
Epistemology
Philosophy
Psychology
Theory of Science
Mind
Consciousness
Theoretical Social Science
Causality
Evolution of mind
Spirituality

Retaining mystery and wonder

History of a personal search

About the papers

Papers to be developed

Contact Dr Little

Philosophy Links  

To search this site please enter a word below and press 'Search'


Theory of Science.

Science is part of knowledge, that part devoted to describing and understanding the universe. Complexity arises when we see knowledge as part of the universe, so science is part of the universe that being so we can apply science to study science which the case here. To continue the thinking: if we can apply science to study science then epistemology is not a branch of philosophy but a domain of science. This means that epistemology should have all the qualities of a science in terms of clear concepts and variables, measurement and empirical validity.

As has been outlined above, crucial questions of the nature of science need to be addressed before we can proceed with examining questions of our being and psychology. Some of those questions are as follows.

    • What is a scientific theory?
    • What is a variable?
    • What is the relationship between a variable and its value?
    • Is all that is measurable a variable?
    • How are domains of science defined?
    • How can we understand the relationship between domains of science?
    • What is reduction in science?
    • What is the relationship something and the mechanism whereby it is manifest?
    • What does it mean to be empirical?
    • What are concepts, and ideas? Are these the basis of science?
    • When is and when is not something scientific?

 

 


Copyright © 1999 - 2019 Graham R. Little.