Scientific and Theological Enterprises (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Community of enquiry definition
Community of enquiry definition
Group working together with common approaches to understanding & investigating their field
Fields that use communities of enquiry
Fields that use communities of enquiry
Both religion and science
Nature of knowledge development in religion & science
Nature of knowledge development in religion & science
Collaborative process, not individual work
Three key elements of communities of enquiry
Three key elements of communities of enquiry
Perspectives, Methodologies, Objectives
Southgate's description of science as activity
Southgate's description of science as activity
Activity of motivated believers with core assumptions & testing new possibilities
Meaning of 'motivated believers' term
Meaning of 'motivated believers' term
Scientists & theologians operate with underlying commitments
Newton's famous quote about previous scholars
Newton's famous quote about previous scholars
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Meaning of Newton's 'shoulders of giants' metaphor
Meaning of Newton's 'shoulders of giants' metaphor
Current understanding builds upon previous discoveries
Nature of scientific & religious progress
Nature of scientific & religious progress
Cumulative - each generation builds on previous work
What researchers build upon in communities
What researchers build upon in communities
Existing knowledge from predecessors
Communities' role in testing ideas
Communities' role in testing ideas
Test new ideas against established knowledge
State of scientific & religious knowledge
State of scientific & religious knowledge
Constant refinement and growth
Community's role in scientific & theological work
Community's role in scientific & theological work
Essential role in both enterprises