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26 Aug 2013, 23:48
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Science, because people engage in it, is a socially embedded activity. It progresses by hunch, vision, and intuition. Much of its change through time does not record a closer approach to absolute truth, but the alternation of the cultural contexts that influence it so strongly. Facts are not pure and unsullied bits of information— culture influences what we see and how we see it. Theories, moreover, are not inexorable inductions from facts. The most creative theories are often imaginative visions imposed upon facts; the source of imagination is also strongly cultural.
The author implies that those who rely on scientific results should
a) realize that science relies on imagination to approach absolute truth
b) insist on pure and unsullied facts rather than on theories
c) understand that theories are frequently strict inductions from facts
d) consider the cultural biases of scientists
e) reject the imaginative visions imposed on facts
The author implies that those who rely on scientific results should
a) realize that science relies on imagination to approach absolute truth
b) insist on pure and unsullied facts rather than on theories
c) understand that theories are frequently strict inductions from facts
d) consider the cultural biases of scientists
e) reject the imaginative visions imposed on facts
15 Oct 2013, 01:34
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Questions like these are actually difficult. Once you spot such type of questions try to break down the argument into small pieces and then link them. You simply cannot read these type of questions without pausing and making sense of what's being said.
Science, because people engage in it, is a socially embedded activity -- Science is a activity that involves social engagement
It progresses by hunch, vision, and intuition -- pretty much clear
Much of its change through time does not record a closer approach to absolute truth, but the alternation of the cultural contexts that influence it so strongly. -- It is influenced more by cultural contexts than absolute truth.
Facts are not pure and unsullied bits of information— culture influences what we see and how we see it. -- facts are also influenced by culture influences
Theories, moreover, are not inexorable inductions from facts. --Theories are not derived directly from facts
The most creative theories are often imaginative visions imposed upon facts; the source of imagination is also strongly cultural.-- As most creative theories involve imagination and source of imagination is also cultural, so culture influences creative theories also.
If you had broken the sentence down, you would pretty much get the crux of the argument about how culture influences everything and you would have been able to pick the correct answer choice.
Hope this helps.
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27 Aug 2013, 02:51
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a) realize that science relies on imagination to approach absolute truth: No it does not rely on imagination because imagination itself is influenced by cultural contexts
b) insist on pure and unsullied facts rather than on theories: Nowhere is this mentioned that scientists should insist on facts
c) understand that theories are frequently strict inductions from facts: The opposite is mentioned here
"Theories, moreover, are not inexorable inductions from facts"
d) consider the cultural biases of scientists: Correct, this seems to capture what is central to the argument that scientific results are influenced by cultural contexts.
e) reject the imaginative visions imposed on facts: Not mentioned
a) realize that science relies on imagination to approach absolute truth: No it does not rely on imagination because imagination itself is influenced by cultural contexts
b) insist on pure and unsullied facts rather than on theories: Nowhere is this mentioned that scientists should insist on facts
c) understand that theories are frequently strict inductions from facts: The opposite is mentioned here
"Theories, moreover, are not inexorable inductions from facts"
d) consider the cultural biases of scientists: Correct, this seems to capture what is central to the argument that scientific results are influenced by cultural contexts.
e) reject the imaginative visions imposed on facts: Not mentioned
