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Science
What is (so special about) science?
If I have seen further, it is by standing on ye shoulders of giants.Sir Isaak Newton1)
Properly defining the term “science” is notoriously difficult. Nevertheless, some aspects are most probably common sense:
- Science is based on results previously achieved by others.
- Results should be independent of the scientist.
- Science aims at gaining knowledge about the world surrounding us.
- Results should be independently reproducible.
This immediately reveals scientific research to be a responsible undertaking.
1)
Letter to Robert Hooke, February 5, 1676
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