Critically evaluate the argument that psychology is a science ?
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The title is the exact full question, I have 2 others as well, but think am gona struggle to get info for one of them
Back to google I go ..........
Ok. The question implies that Psychology is already accepted as being a Science so you ned to evaluate the reasons why it is considered so. This means supporting the reasons for, while debunking those against.
What are the other questions?
Doing GCSE philosophy?
A subject even worse than psychology, or even popular music or dance
A subject even worse than psychology, or even popular music or dance
Philosophy is a valid and complex field of academic study.
Philosophy is a valid and complex field of academic study.
So say all the Philosophy students that get nowhere in life
Philosophy is not a quest for knowledge. Philosophy is on a quest for its own relevance. “Philosophy is dead.”- Stephen Hawking.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...-Hawking-tells-Google-philosophy-is-dead.html
I suppose that in response, you are going to argue that Steven Hawkings is a stupid, or something similar as you normally would
Oh yea, another completely terrible subjest would be Theology. How completely and thoroughly useless that subject simply is!
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Ok to the orignal OP start something and we will add to it, go....
Edit: Above comment, how can you not understand that??????????
Ok ....
Some people consider psychology to be a science because it involves a theory which is then evaluated by doing a experiment ?
Some people on the overlcokersuk forum dont consider it a science so it cant be ?
So say all the Philosophy students that get nowhere in life
Philosophy is not a quest for knowledge. Philosophy is on a quest for its own relevance. “Philosophy is dead.”- Stephen Hawking.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...-Hawking-tells-Google-philosophy-is-dead.html
I suppose that in response, you are going to argue that Steven Hawkings is a stupid, or something similar as you normally would
You clearly do not understand what philosophy actually is, or that Stephen Hawkins subsequently said he was only referring to philosophy in the broadest sense and being as his book is about 50% philosophy it would be strange to take it as anything more than a soundbite designed to get you interested in the philosophy of his book which refers to what he calls model-dependent realism, a philosophical construct in itself.
I would have though that the systematic, rational and critical study of science, knowledge and existence would have appealed to you given your own misanthropic philosophy on life.
Philosophy is a valid and complex field of academic study.
So is psychology.
OP, as Castiel says the question is inviting you to critically appraise the position that psychology IS a science. That is, examine the perspective of accepting the premise and scrutinise why this is so. Introduce (briefly) the history of how it came into being as a social science, compare it to the definition of 'science', add in some counter-argument and cite sources which debunk them, and draw your conclusions. Personally I'd ensure to reference 'hard' empirical/quantitative aspects of the discipline such as neuro-psychology, psycho-pharmacology, and other laboratory-based work. It depends what level you're writing at tbh. GCSE? A-Level? First year BSc?
It does, thats why I love Biology and Geography so much
Even Philosophers have stated that Philosophy is bull****
I didn't mean to imply it wasn't.
I know.
It was just a fortunate (for me) trip of words. It does, thats why I love Biology and Geography so much
Even Philosophers have stated that Philosophy is bull****
For someone who decries the narrow-minded attitude of his parents you don't half put across a blinkered viewpoint, bhavv. The apple never falls far from the tree it seems.
Science has it's place however I do like this quote...
'Asking science to explain life and vital matters is equivalent to asking a grammarian to explain poetry' - Taleb
It does, thats why I love Biology and Geography so much
Even Philosophers have stated that Philosophy is bull****
Philosophy can indeed be BS, it can also offer insight and avenues of thought and critical study within a huge range of scientific, political and Ethical subjects across all kinds of positions and standpoints.
Biology itself has it's own branch of philosophy. So I find your irrational hatred of it strange.
erm ... NO!
Philosophy has its own branch of Philosophical Biology, not the other way around as you imply.
Philosophy simply is BS. I've never seen anything within the subject that isnt.
it is a subfield within the philosophy of Science.
I would like to see you tell Richard Dawkins or Daniel Dennett that the philosophy of Biology is BS, or Jared Diamond for that matter as you are also interested in Geology.
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@OP while I'm sure (or at least hopeful) that the field has improved a bit since, if you've got time grab a copy of 'surely you're joking mr Feynman' from your library (or buy a copy from amazon as it's a good book anyway) and take a look at the last chapter entitled 'cargo cult science'
I may fundamentally disagree with you on several topics, but I did always credit you with more than a modicum of intelligence regardless. Your recent conduct and posts are honestly leading me to question this. :/