What do you think is the primary driver of knowledge transformation in science?
One thing is common to all forms of science: an ultimate goal “to know.” Curiosity and inquiry are the driving forces for the development of science. Scientists seek to understand the world and the way it operates. To do this, they use two methods of logical thinking: inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning.
Why is it important for scientists to share their discoveries?
Publishing results of research projects in peer-reviewed journals enables the scientific and medical community to evaluate the findings themselves. It also provides instructions so that other researchers can repeat the experiment or build on it to verify and confirm the results.
Who translated the logic of scientific discovery?
Zur Erkenntnistheorie der modernen Naturwissenschaft, which literally translates as, “Logic of Research: On the Epistemology of Modern Natural Science”‘….The Logic of Scientific Discovery.
| Cover of the first edition | |
|---|---|
| Author | Karl Popper |
| Published in English | 1959 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 513 (2002 & 2005 Routledge editions) |
How scientific information is shared?
The main ways that scientists communicate research results is by publishing the results in journals. Journals are archived and can be read by other people in the future. Publications give scientists the most long-lasting and widespread audience. A recent movement in journal publishing is called open-access.
What is the scientific logic?
Logical Reasoning Logic has you thinking with reason and arguments (statements). Scientists use logic because it shows the relationships between the parts of an idea and the whole idea. The scientific method is a rational, logical thought process that is used to figure out facts and truths.