Class 01
lecture 1
lecture 3
Assignment 01
Questions
Class 06
1 Two contrasting world views
Four element theory:
earth, water, air and fire;
1.1 Atomist world view (relativistic)
substance is discrete
space is possible
principle of floatation;
1.2 Non-atomistic world view (categorical view)
substance is continuous
no empty space
- earth
- water
- air
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fire
force is natural and un-natural
1.3 which world view is more intuitive?
cateregorizing, classification is natural
ROBUST, difficult to unlearn;
counterr-intuitive; theoretical;
first principles of theoretical inquiry are not generalizations from experience.
is science inductive or non-inductive?
1.4 How did Galeleo discover the law of free fall?
statement of the law: In a medium that is devoid of air resistance all bodies fall at the same rate irrespective of size and weight.
Date: 2009-10-20 11:44:41 IST
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