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Explanation and Analysis of the Nature of Experimental Science, as It Has Been Formed During the Western Modernity, and Its Evaluation Based on the Idea of Moral Based Knowledge
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A Zarei1   , M Safaei Moghaddam2 , M.J Paksaresht2 , M Karimi3 |
1- Ph.D. Student in Philosophy of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
2- Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
3- Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran , karimivoice@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (59 Views) |
Background: Life in the modern world is completely influenced by the findings of experimental sciences. This effectiveness forces people to be aware of the nature of empirical science and its critical examination. In order to understand the nature of experimental science, it is necessary to examine the context of its formation. Using the descriptive-analytical method, by examining the process of formation and development of science in the era of modernity, the present research explains the dominant view of the perception of the nature of experimental science in the era of modernity, and based on the idea of moral-based knowledge, it has evaluated the characteristics of the nature of science-based Infer the idea of moral-based knowledge.
Conclusion: The results of this research show that during the formation of experimental sciences, influenced by the perceptions of God, nature, man and the scientific method, a special view of the nature of science was adopted, which led to the dominance of objectivist and utilitarian approaches in science. The predominance of these approaches has led to the separation of science from value and the marginalization of the idea of the inherent virtue of science, and has resulted in consequences such as the domination of the economic view of science, ecological, ethical, social crises, etc. This research is formed by criticizing the approach and based on the idea of moral-based knowledge. It shows that all fields of knowledge and scientific activities, including the field of experimental sciences, and activities related to experimental sciences are intertwined with values and have a value nature, and are based on Giving the idea of moral-based knowledge, science is intrinsically mixed with virtues and moral values, and virtues such as truth-seeking and social responsibility will be considered all inherent and inseparable features of science.
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| Keywords: Nature of Experimental Science, Western Modernity, Moral-Based Knowledge, Virtuous Knowledge |
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Received: 2024/04/28 | Accepted: 2024/08/15 | Published: 2025/08/23
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