At 01:46 AM 6/16/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>> So, science is defined by the content (i.e., knowledge it encompasses, the
>> facts and figures, etc) not by the process?
>
>I'm not too certain whether "defined by" is the proper wording.
>I guess I would say that science _is_ both the content and the
>process. So in making claims about whether or not science has
So, for a point of clarification, chemistry/physics/biology could be said
to be more scientific than psychology because of their content? In fact,
depending on what you label as scientific content, psychology might not be
a science at all! Afterall, it isn't just the method, it's the content?
Something tells me this isn't where you were trying to go with your
argument, but it is where I see it leading if you aren't careful.
Scraping up loose change...
- Marc
G. Marc Turner, MEd
Lecturer & Head of Computer Operations
Department of Psychology
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, TX 78666
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