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WhatisTheory2018.pptxWhat is theory?
It’s actually not (that) boring
“There is nothing so practical as good theory”
3 branches of metatheory
Ontology
What is the nature of reality/existence/being?
Why am I here?
What happens next?
Epistemology
How do we know?*
*anything at all, let alone something as giant and important as the nature of reality
2 approaches to knowing things
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Ontology & epistemology: the big questions
1) Ontological question: What is the nature of existence/being/reality?
Related: 1a) What even is the universe? Also: 1b) WTF are we doing here and what happens next?
2) Epistemological question: How are we supposed to know (about reality/the universe/etc)?
How has RELIGION tried to answer these questions? How has SCIENCE tried to answer these questions? Discuss.
Axiology
Axiology in the news
Method types
Quantitative
3 variables: independent, dependent, intervening
example hypothesis: Dimming classroom light will decrease student productivity
Method types
QUALITATIVE
Method types
CRITICAL
ONTOLOGY EPISTEMOLOGY AXIOLOGY
Reality Knowledge Values
ONTOLOGY EPISTEMOLOGY AXIOLOGY
Reality Knowledge Values
ONTOLOGY EPISTEMOLOGY AXIOLOGY
Reality Knowledge Values
ONTOLOGY EPISTEMOLOGY AXIOLOGY
Reality Knowledge Values
DEDUCTIVE INDUCTIVE
Working downwards (disprove hypothesis)
Building upwards (confirm hypothesis)
DEDUCTIVE INDUCTIVE
Working downwards (disprove
hypothesis)
Building upwards (confirm
hypothesis)
