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2008 | 6 | 1 | 471-484

Article title

Poznawanie prawdy i zdolność przewidywania w naukach przyrodniczych

Content

Title variants

EN
Getting to know the truth and ability to predict in natural sciences

Languages of publication

Abstracts

EN
Representatives of natural sciences (biologists, physicists, chemists) are scientists who deal with the part of knowledge regarding aspects of natural reality. If we regard natural reality to cosmos we can say that the possibilities of direct research are possible only in a small area. In spite of the limitations of access researchers do not get lost in the chaos of already studied separate images, but the gained experience, together with evolution of human thought create more and more uniform image, despite of numerous missing pieces. Natural reality is complex, complicated and difficult to familiarize. One of the main problems of studying the natural reality is its complexity and variety of dynamic processes which create this reality. Another difficulty is the systematized and uniform terminology and concepts used. In the days of fast developing new disciplines and atomization of science it is almost impossible. Natural reality exists independent of our knowledge of it. However the awareness of the difficulties and limitations in studying it should help in being responsible for the process of acquiring knowledge. Acquiring knowledge should therefore mirror the mechanisms existing in nature, that is why it was necessary to discuss the dynamics of getting to know nature with indication to some definitions of truth and its kinds, as well as various research mistakes. Next to getting to know the things themselves it is important in science to detect and eliminate the mistakes. It is necessary to know the criteria of acknowledging or denying the genuine and false nature of research results, hypothesis or new theories in order to properly acquire knowledge about the natural world and properly communicate the results of studying.

Year

Volume

6

Issue

1

Pages

471-484

Physical description

Dates

published
2008

Contributors

  • Instytut Ekologii i Bioetyki, Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie,

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Document Type

Publication order reference

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki
1817401

YADDA identifier

bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_21697_seb_2008_6_1_33
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