Dynamical systems theory

once said “No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong” (as cited in Calaprice, 2011). Popper’s answer to the demarcation problem was falsification, he defined falsifiability as follows “statements or systems of statements, in order to be ranked as scientific, must be capable of conflicting with possible, or conceivable observations” (Popper 1962). In other words if a statement cannot be proven to be wrong then it does not belong to science.…

Optimistically, they are the experts and masters of their fields, but we should never fully trust in scientific theories to be fact. Over the past hundred years, we have come to know that many studies that were seen as reputable and unwavering are now debunked. With this realization in mind going forward consumers of scientific studies should be wary of being initially accepting of theories. Keeping in mind that reputable institutes screen their scientists and hold them to high scrutiny, we…

society that has been in existence for that long of a time, and releasing the changes that were made, how they were made, and most importantly why they were made is paramount. In the article “Activity Theory, an introduction for the Writing classroom” Kain and Wardle give us an Idea of an activity theory which “gives us a helpful lens for understanding how people in different communities carry out their activities”.…

history fun and didn’t just lecture the whole time. We did projects and he made what we were learning about interesting. After reading “Garbage In, Garbage Out”, I don’t think the theories of expanding environments and constructivism are completely misguided. I feel that if you take some concepts of each, it could be a good theory of teaching. I like how the article related history to playing chess. Just like there is a lot of things to learn about chess before you can play…

Introduction The 15th – 18th centuries CE were a period of great change in Europe in particular after a millennium of relative stagnation. Scientific advancements, cultural enlightenment and socio-economic developments combined to create new artistic opportunities and to influence the thinking and directions of artists. In this essay I will initially provide a brief overview of scientific advancements during this time, and then relate these and the overall societal context to artistic…

different activities in the early years’ curriculum. Penny Tassoni (2007) The features that make up the theory include, making up playing rules, having first-hand experience, playing together, pretending, having personal agenda, making props and deep involvement, among others. She believes that children learn a variety of experience which she calls the ‘web of learning’. I agree with Tina Bruce’s theory as I like her way of thinking about how the children learn and she uses the holistic…

so complex, researchers study different aspects of language and find their own perspectives. Although, many of these perspectives lack important aspect of actual language development. In order to understand why language theories differ, one must look at all the different theories. According to the textbook, there are two main categories for language development, classical and Interactionist. The classical view is then divided into two different approaches, Behavioral approach and the…

or quest that makes progress but never arrives at the absolute truth. What leads those in science is the philosophy of naturalism that does not give advise the existence of anything supernatural at any time in history. Religion can be defined as a system of beliefs relating to transcendent realities concerning the purpose and meaning in the world, expressed in social practices. There is always room for debate on how religious factors can legitimately interface with science in cases where the…

behavior. Since attending graduate school and learning about different theories related to human behavior, my views on it have changed somewhat. The complexity of human behavior can often make it seem very overwhelming to understand or analyze, however, the readings I have done in the past few months have shed some light and opened new doors of possibility pertaining to the understanding of human behavior. Even after the theories learned through our readings, I am still a firm believer that…

and mythologies may be part of God’s general revelation. I think it is a common view among Christians that God created an innate moral code within us. How powerful would it be if cognitive science of religion found experimental evidence for such a theory? Instead of harming Christianity, discoveries like these would strengthen the core foundation of the Christian faith. What if cognitive science of religion was able to scientifically support the idea that all people have an inborn nature to be…