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What are some ways we understand the world/ our existence?
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a. Common Sense |
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b. Religion |
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Review: World Religions: some
have different ways of understanding |
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c. Tradition / authority: We understand the world based on what
others traditionally believe
& on what others 'force' us to believe |
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d. Emotion |
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e. Science is the dominant approach to understanding reality
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The Scientific Method |
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The Social Sciences |
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The Sociological Imagination |
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Common sense & science: very similar
Science is simply more well reviewed than
Common Sense |
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Understanding culture: we usually use all of the methods
above, except science |
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Our way of understanding' determines our actions/behavior |
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