Debate: Value of science
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[  ] [  ] [  ] [  ] What is the value of science?
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[  ] [  ] [  ] [  ] What is the philosophical basis of science?
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[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [  ] Is science shaped by social forces? Or is our society shaped by scientific progress?
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[ ] Pro
- Technological advancement due to science has enhanced connectivity. Ever since the invention of the telephone society was in need of a more portable device that they could use to talk to people. This high demand for a new product led to the invention of the mobile phone, which did, and still does, greatly influence society and the way people live their lives. Now many people are accessible to talk to whoever they want no matter where any of the two people are. All these little changes in mobile phones, like Internet access, are further examples of the cycle of co-production. Society's need for being able to call on people and be available everywhere resulted in the research and development of mobile phones. They in turn influenced the way we live our lives. As the populace relies more and more on mobile phones, additional features were requested. This is also true with today's modern media player.
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[ ] Con
- Demands for technology determines the direction of scientific progress. Society also determined the changes that were made to the previous generation media player that the manufactures developed. Take for example, today's media players. At the beginning, cassettes were being used to store data. However, that method was large and cumbersome so the manufactures developed compact disks, which were smaller and could hold more data. Later, compact disks were again too large and did not hold enough data that forced today's manufactures to create MP3 players which are small and holds large amount of data. Today's society determined the course of events that many manufactures took to improving their products so today's consumers will purchase their products.
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[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] What are the economic implication of science?
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[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] How has science contributed to the betterment of mankind throughout history?
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