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SCI 300 Science and Its Social Context

SCI 300 Science and Its Social Context. Kathy Russell Philosophy Department SUNY Cortland kathy.russell@cortland. PLS GOALS. Video production and use iMovie YouTube Improve use of media literacy in courses Networking.

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SCI 300 Science and Its Social Context

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  1. SCI 300Science and Its Social Context Kathy Russell Philosophy Department SUNY Cortland kathy.russell@cortland.

  2. PLS GOALS • Video production and use • iMovie • YouTube • Improve use of media literacy in courses • Networking

  3. General Education RequirementCategory 12: Science, Technology, Values & Society

  4. If you know something is true, do you have a responsibility to act to prevent harm or to promote good?

  5. Philosophical tools APPEARANCE vs. REALITY

  6. http://besaga.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html

  7. Plato’s Cave  "Can we know what is true?" by Kathy and Kai (PLS 7-15-10)

  8. Appearance vs. Reality

  9. Are all perceptions “socially constructed”? .

  10. Philosophy of science What is a ‘theory’? Systematized set of ideas Core principles & assumptions Explanation Prediction Backed up by evidence and critical dialogue Avoid non-philosophical language! “Fact” vs. “opinion" and "theory”

  11. Radical Constructivism • All beliefs are socially constructed. • No real truth! • No collective reality! • Problems?

  12. Plato's "Divided Line" http://www.creatorix.com.au/philosophy/04/04f04.html

  13. Critical Realism Our knowledge is fallible. Open minds Engaged activism

  14. 2006 Rebellion in Oaxaca, Mexico: Women's Transformations • “Since all of this, we will not be the same at all as before; we can’t be and we don’t want to be.”Oaxacan resident quoted in La batalla por Oaxaca (Ediciones Yope Power, Oaxaca: 2007)

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