Chapter I
"Introductory - The Scope and Method of Science"
- The scope of science is to ascertain truth in every possible branch of knowledge. There is no sphere of inquiry which lies outside the legitimate field of science. To draw a distinction between the scientific and philosophical fields is obfuscation.
- The scientific method has the following distinctive features:
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- (a) careful and accurate measurement of data, and "observation of their correlation and sequence";
- (b) discovery of scientific laws by aid of the creative imagination;
- (c) self-criticism;
- (d) final decisions having equal validity for all normally constituted minds.
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- The claims of science to our support depend on:
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- (a) the efficient mental training it provides for the citizen;
- (b) the light it brings to bear on many important social problems;
- (c) the increased comfort it adds to practical life;
- (d) the permanent gratification it yields to the aesthetic judgment.
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