a) the world is flat
b) gravity
c) religious beliefs
d) red clouds in the morning, sailors take warning
minimum effort/ substantial security, maintaining a uniform outlook, general cultural outlook
Data ( empirical observations) - Theory ( organization of concepts that permit prediction of data)
Evaluating Theories (induction, deduction, theory, data)
Parsimony, precision, testability
Basic and Applied Research
Was Einstein a fox or a hedgehog?
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What is: a principle?
-a paradigm shift?
- the 'law of the farm'?