07.03. Models as Tools For Reasoning About the World скачать в хорошем качестве

07.03. Models as Tools For Reasoning About the World

"The Vocabulary of Science: First Steps to Science Literacy" This video course was originally produced as a paid course for Udemy and my Critical Thinker Academy website.  I decided to release the whole course for free on YouTube because I believe science literacy is important for a healthy modern democracy.  If you appreciate these videos, please "like", "subscribe" and share with friends! (Teachers, you're free to use these videos in your classes.) My personal hub site:  https://kevindelaplante.com My credentials as a philosophy of science instructor: https://kevindelaplante.com/about My Argument Ninja Dojo video tutorial and membership site: https://kevindelaplante.com/dojo Full Playlist (I recommend saving this link):    • The Vocabulary of Science: First Steps to ...   Full Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE 01.01. Is Evolution a Theory, a Fact, or Both? 01.02. Overview of the Course 2. AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION 02.01. Epistemically Loaded versus Epistemically Neutral Language 3. WHAT IS A THEORY? 03.01. "It's Just a Theory": "Theory" as Down-Player 03.02. "Theories are the Pinnacles of Science": "Theory" as Up-Player 03.03. Why We Need an Epistemically Neutral Definition of "Theory" 03.04. An Epistemically Neutral Definition of "Theory": A Classical (but incomplete) Story 03.05. An Epistemically Neutral Definition of "Theory": A More Sophisticated Story 4. WHAT IS A FACT? 04.01. "You Can't Deny the Facts": An Epistemically Loaded Definition of "Fact" 04.02. "I Had the Facts Wrong": An Epistemically Neutral Definition of "Fact" 04.03. Can There Be Theoretical Facts? 5. WHAT IS A LAW? 05.01. Epistemically Loaded Definitions of "Law" 05.02. Examples of Laws in Biology and Psychology 05.03. Examples of Laws in Astronomy and Physics 05.04. Unpacking the Epistemically Neutral Concept of "Law" 05.05. But Are There Any Laws? 05.06. A Quick Word: Are Laws Explanatory? 6. WHAT IS A HYPOTHESIS? 06.01. "That's Just a Hypothesis": An Epistemically Loaded Definition of "Hypothesis" 06.02. An Epistemically Neutral Definition of "Hypothesis" 7. WHAT IS A MODEL? 07.01. Introduction: What is a Model? 07.02. Maps and Models 07.03. Models as Tools For Reasoning About the World 07.04. How Equations Can Be Models 07.05. Is There a Difference Between a Model and a Theory? 8. THEORIES, MODELS, TRUTH AND REALITY 08.01. Introduction: Theories, Models, Truth and Reality 08.02. The Challenge of Interpreting Scientific Theories 08.03. Prediction and Truth: Lessons From Ptolemy 08.04. Prediction and Truth: Lessons From the Kinetic Theory of Gases 9. TEST YOURSELF 09.01. Assignment: Critique a 7 Minute Video on the Vocabulary of Science The "It's Okay to be Smart" video I'm discussing in this section:    • Fact vs. Theory vs. Hypothesis vs. Law… EX...   09.02. Part 1: The Motivation For the Video 09.03. Part 2: "Scales of Truthiness" 09.04. Part 3: The Fundamental Error 09.05. Part 4: The Problem With Defining Facts in Terms of Observations 09.06. Part 5: Problems With Defining Hypotheses as Starting Points For Inquiry 09.07. Part 6: Problems With Defining Theories as Well-Supported 09.08. Part 7: Problems With Defining Evolution as an Observable Fact 09.09  Part 8: Problems With Defining Laws in Terms of Observations 09.10 Part 9: Can Laws Explain, or Do They Just Describe? Kepler, Newton and Einstein 09.11. Part 10: Analyzing the Last Slide 09.12. Who is to Blame?