Science
MEME
·
Recent
·
Index
·
View
· Talk
?
·
δεοχψ
Search
—
WordIndex
—
FullIndex
—
SizeIndex
—
Orphans
Visitors
—
Changes
—
all
—
minor
—
major
Analysis
—
History
—
Raw
—
Print
—Read-only—
Random
—
Randomlist
Help
—
Stats
—
Version
Difference
(
minor diff
,
author diff
)
Added
Changed
Deleted
Prior major revision
Current Revision
<table
align="right"><tr><td><toc></td></tr></table>
==
*
Etymology
==
knowledge
is
not
ignorance,
it
is
the
illusion
of
knowledge."'''
-—
Stephen
Hawking
The
word
'''''science'''''
is
derived
from
the
Latin
verb,
''scientia''
-
"to
know."
This
implies
that
science
is
an
action,
more
than
it
is
a
certain
thing.
Science,
then,
is
a
means
of
knowing.
A
process
or
a
method
of
learning.
Science
is
also
all
of
the
knowledge
resulting
from
this
method.
From
[http://www.dict.org/bin/Dict?Form=Dict2&Database=*&Query=science
dict.org]:
<html>
Science
is
applied
or
pure.
Applied
science
is
a
The word science is derived from the Latin verb, ''scientia'' - "to know." This implies that science is an action, more than it is a certain thing.
Science, then, is a means of knowing. A process or a method of learning. Science is also all of the knowledge resulting from this method.
From [http://www.dict.org/bin/Dict?Form=Dict2&Database=*&Query=science dict.org]:
Note: Science is applied or pure. Applied science is a
knowledge of facts, events, or phenomena, as explained,
accounted for, or produced, by means of powers, causes,
or laws. Pure science is the knowledge of these powers,
causes, or laws, considered apart, or as pure from all
applications. Both these terms have a similar and
special signification when applied to the science of
quantity; as, the applied and pure mathematics. Exact
science is knowledge so systematized that prediction
and verification, by measurement, experiment,
observation, etc., are possible. The mathematical and
physical sciences are called the exact sciences.
</html>
[1913
Webster]
,,
,,
,,
== * Discussion ==
The
public
understanding
of
the
''scientific
method''
as
the
core
of
science
has
been
replaced,
in
our
time,
with
the
''body
of
knowledge''
being
the
core
of
science.
This
has
lead
to
a
misunderstanding
between
those
who
perform
science
and
those
who
casually
learn
of
the
results
of
science.
Those
who
perform
science,
necessarily
understand
the
implications
of
science
as
a
method
-
chiefly,
the
notion
that
one
performs
experiments
to
discern
fact
from
illusion,
and
the
notion
that
old
knowledge
is
easily
supplanted
by
new
experimental
results.
Those
that
casually
learn
of
the
results
of
science,
through
the
course
of
media
outlets,
or
even
some
"popular
science"
books,
may
miss
the
implications
of
''science
as
a
method''
in
the
process
of
learning
about
''science
as
a
body
of
knowledge''.
The
misunderstanding
of
this
key
distinction
leads,
for
some,
to
the
idea
of
some
sort
of
"magic"
(distinct,
of
course,
from
magick)
involved
with
science
and
what
it
discovers.
,,
,,
,,
== * Quotes ==
'''The
greatest
enemy
of
knowledge
is
not
ignorance,
it
is
the
illusion
of
knowledge.''',,
--Stephen Hawking
'''Our
scientific
capabilities
have
outrun
''scientific
method''
as
the
core
of
science
has
been
replaced,
in
our
spiritual
capabilities.''',,
the
''body
of
knowledge''
being
the
core
of
science.
This
has
lead
to
a
misunderstanding
between
those
who
perform
science
and
those
who
casually
learn
of
the
results
of
science.
Those
who
perform
science,
necessarily
understand
the
implications
of
science
as
a
method
-
chiefly,
the
notion
that
one
performs
experiments
to
discern
fact
from
illusion,
and
the
notion
that
old
knowledge
is
easily
supplanted
by
new
experimental
results.
Those
that
casually
learn
of
the
results
of
science,
through
the
course
of
media
outlets,
or
even
some
"popular
science"
books,
may
miss
the
implications
of
''science
as
a
method''
in
the
process
of
learning
about
''science
as
a
body
of
knowledge''.
The
misunderstanding
of
this
key
distinction
leads,
for
some,
to
the
idea
of
some
sort
of
"magic"
(distinct,
of
course,
from
magick)
involved
with
science
and
what
it
discovers.
'''We now have guided missiles and misguided men.''',,
--Martin Luther King, Jr.
,,
,,
,,
== * Video ==
*Media:Physics