Varieties of limits to scientific knowledge

Varieties of limits to scientific knowledge

Any area of knowledge is structured by an intricate interplay of limits intrinsic to that area Limits have two opposite functions setting apart and joining An apparently restrictive limit may actually reveal itself as liberating We discuss the role that limits play in the real world in our mathematical idealizations and in the mappings between them We pro pose a classi cation of limits and sugg...

Neural plasticity and the limits of scientific knowledge

Laws and Their Limits: The Organization of Scientific Knowledge

How do we know? Reality and interpretation Theory and model " Laws " Constructs: what is real? From push and pull to operational definition The Newtonian model and its limitations Classical physics and the Newtonian world view Is the universe programmed? Mechanics and beyond From elementary particles to composite materials and the edge of the known The word science comes from the Latin to know,...

Varieties of Interdisciplinarity and of Scientific Progress

What is interdisciplinarity? What to make of it? What forms does it take? What drives it? The remarks to follow seek to offer a relatively broad overview of selected key concepts and key issues that together help identify and assess the very complex and non-unitary phenomenon of interdisciplinarity. In the literature on interdiscplinarity, there has been a pressing need for more systematic and ...

effect of input vs. collaborative output tasks on iranian efl learners grammatical knowledge and willingness to communicate

چکیده: این مطالعه به بررسی تاثیر فعالیت های درون داد و برون داد گروهی بر روی دستور زبان انگلیسی زبان آموزان ایرانی وهمچنین به بررسی تاثیر این 2 نوع فعالیت ها بر روی تمایل به برقراری ارتباط زبان آموزان می پردازد. بر این اساس، در این مطالعه فعالیت های درون داد و برون داد گروهی در مورد 5 نوع ساختار دستوری ( (used to, too, enough, wish, and past tense طراحی و تنظیم شده است. به منظور دستیابی به این...