Scientific Concepts, Laws, Theories and Methods
Scientific Concepts
Scientific concepts are abstract entities that allow us to identify, differentiate and compare, with a certain amount of accuracy, the objects that make up reality and that are studied by a specific science.
Types of scientific concepts
- Classificatory concepts: order and separate different kinds of entities depending on their basic properties (troposphere).
- Comparative concepts: classify and order things into separate groups (the hardness of minerals).
- Metric concepts: are exclusive
Verifying Proposals Through Natural Acceptance and Self-Inquiry
Verifying Proposals Based on Natural Acceptance
Natural acceptance refers to the inherent and unconditional willingness within every human being to accept certain truths or values when presented without external influence or preconditioning. It serves as an internal compass for distinguishing between what is truly conducive to human happiness and what is not. To verify a proposal on the basis of natural acceptance, we follow these steps:
- Present the proposal clearly.
- Reflect inwardly.
- Observe the inner
Political Science Fundamentals: Sovereignty and State Theories
This material provides a breakdown of key concepts relevant to your studies, focusing on Sovereignty and the nature of the State.
I. Sovereignty: Supreme State Authority
1. Meaning of Sovereignty
Sovereignty is the supreme power or authority of a state. It signifies that within its defined territory, the state possesses the final authority in making laws and decisions, and it remains free from external control by other nations.
2. Main Characteristics of Sovereignty
- Absoluteness: There is no power higher
Descartes’ Fifth Meditation: Proving God’s Existence
Fifth Meditation, Section 4: Based on that, I can develop a demonstrative proof of the existence of God. I find in me the idea of God, and I know clearly and distinctly present and eternal existence in the same way that I know the idea of a triangle necessarily has three angles that add up to two right angles. Although none of the above findings were true, the truth of God’s existence would be akin to mathematical truths.
At first, I think the essence of the idea of a triangle and God do not prove
Read MoreMoral Concepts and Vocabulary in Ethics
Moral Concepts and Vocabulary
Reading 1: Distinguishing Claims
Descriptive Claims
- Describe how the world is.
- Involve no judgment.
- Example: “The car is green.”
Normative Claims
- Say how the world should be.
- Make evaluations.
- Example: “The car is bad.”
Moral or ethical claims are a type of normative claim. All moral claims are normative, but not all normative claims are moral.
Welfare and Value
Welfare, well-being, and prudential value: Benefits your own well-being.
Actions: Moral Status
- Impermissible: Morally
Augustine on Reason and Faith: Illumination, Memory, and Will
Reason and Faith
Reason and faith. Augustine lived with great intensity the problem of the relationship between reason and faith. In his youth, convinced by the alleged incompatibility between the two, he left the Church; when he returned to its bosom he insisted that the intellectual, in order to believe, must not abdicate his rational demands.
- There is only one truth about things, illuminated by two sources of light: reason and faith. Faith is the more powerful of the two, enabling the fullness