Tutorial 2

Question 1

How does underdetermination threaten empiricism and the objectivity of science?

Answer 1

Underdetermination suggests that empirical evidence alone may not be enough to determine a single explanation for a scientific phenomena

Question 2

How does the black/gold dress phenomenon relate to theory-ladenness

Answer 2

The dress shows us that our brain makes assumptions about lightning to interpret colors (theory-ladenness)