CHAPTER 1: HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Flashcards
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Originated from the Latin word “Scientia,” which means to know.
Science
first and most fundamental goal of science is
to describe
Who says, “anything that goes up must go down”?
Isaac Netwon
The next goal of science is
to predict
The last and ultimate goal of science is
to explain
Two major fields of Science
Natural Science and Social Science
It deals with the scientific research of social, cultural, economic, psychological, and political forces that guides the individual in their actions.
Social Science
It deals with the study of the universe and the physical world.
Natural Science
It concerns with the study of living things, life cycles, adaptations, and interaction with their environment
Biological Science
It refers to the study of non-living things.
Physical Science
It refers to the study of the earth and the systems in space.
Earth Science
It deals with the study of animals of all kinds, from tiny insects to giant mammals
Zoology
It deals with the study of plants
Botany
It is the study of the organisms, the environment, and how they interact with each other.
Ecology
It deals with matter, their properties, behavior, and its composition.
Chemistry
studies the basic principles that govern the physical world around us. Mostly, it
deals with concepts related to motion, force, energy, matter, heat, light, sound, charges, mass, and atoms.
Physics
It deals with the study of weather and the atmosphere. This field, tells us if a specific area has low pressure, or if it will be a rainy day, or a sunny day.
Meteorology
It deals with the heavenly bodies and the phenomena happening outside the earth’s atmosphere. Objects of interest include planets, moons, stars, nebulae, galaxies, and comets.
Astronomy
It is concerned with the study of the earth. The study includes its composition, structure, and the processes it undergoes in time.
Geology
It deals with the study of society and its structural relationship and interactions. That is, from a small and personal group to a large group.
Sociology
It refers to the
154 study of the human mind and behavior. The discipline embraces all aspects of the human experience — from the functions of the brain to nations’ actions, from child development to care for aged.
Psychology
deals with the study of the governments and how they work. Its primary goal is to have a deeper human understanding of the forms and nature of political action, down to the development of theoretical tools, for interpreting politically meaningful phenomena.
Political Science
something human beings naturally crave
Knowledge
the philosophical study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge, and remains an area of vibrant research.
Epistemology