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Science, method and critical thinking
Science is founded on a method based on critical thinking. A prerequisite for this is not only a sufficient command of language but also the comprehension of the basic concepts underlying our understanding of reality. This constraint implies an awareness of the fact that the truth of the World is no...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10527184/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37462943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14315 |
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description | Science is founded on a method based on critical thinking. A prerequisite for this is not only a sufficient command of language but also the comprehension of the basic concepts underlying our understanding of reality. This constraint implies an awareness of the fact that the truth of the World is not directly accessible to us, but can only be glimpsed through the construction of models designed to anticipate its behaviour. Because the relationship between models and reality rests on the interpretation of founding postulates and instantiations of their predictions (and is therefore deeply rooted in language and culture), there can be no demarcation between science and non‐science. However, critical thinking is essential to ensure that the link between models and reality is gradually made more adequate to reality, based on what has already been established, thus guaranteeing that science progresses on this basis and excluding any form of relativism. |
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spelling | pubmed-105271842023-09-28 Science, method and critical thinking Danchin, Antoine Microb Biotechnol Opinion Science is founded on a method based on critical thinking. A prerequisite for this is not only a sufficient command of language but also the comprehension of the basic concepts underlying our understanding of reality. This constraint implies an awareness of the fact that the truth of the World is not directly accessible to us, but can only be glimpsed through the construction of models designed to anticipate its behaviour. Because the relationship between models and reality rests on the interpretation of founding postulates and instantiations of their predictions (and is therefore deeply rooted in language and culture), there can be no demarcation between science and non‐science. However, critical thinking is essential to ensure that the link between models and reality is gradually made more adequate to reality, based on what has already been established, thus guaranteeing that science progresses on this basis and excluding any form of relativism. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023-07-18 /pmc/articles/PMC10527184/ /pubmed/37462943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14315 Text en © 2023 The Author. Microbial Biotechnology published by Applied Microbiology International and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
spellingShingle | Opinion Danchin, Antoine Science, method and critical thinking |
title | Science, method and critical thinking |
title_full | Science, method and critical thinking |
title_fullStr | Science, method and critical thinking |
title_full_unstemmed | Science, method and critical thinking |
title_short | Science, method and critical thinking |
title_sort | science, method and critical thinking |
topic | Opinion |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10527184/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37462943 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14315 |
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