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Re: The four foundations of science?
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Matthew White <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:00:40 -0400
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I missed the opening, too, and cannot find it in my trash bin,  but that never stopped me before.

My 2 cents:

I would combine "Mathematics" and "Probability and Statistics" into one group and call it "Quantification."
I would adopt Karen's "Imagination."
I would replace "Experimentation" with "Empiricism." (Not all science is experimental)

Matt


On Jun 28, 2011, at 2:43 PM, Karen Reeds wrote:

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> I missed the beginning of this thread, but I think imagination is a necessary foundation for science (and science education).
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> Karen
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>> I would think they (Subject) are logic, mathematics, experimentation,
>> probability-statistics.  Am I missing anything?
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