Gabriel Dal-Ri, João Chagas, Luan Vick
scientific knowledge
"To what extent is
definitive?"
"A method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses."
New Oxford American Dictionary, 2013
Oxford Press
"To what extent is scientific knowledge definitive?"
"To what extent is scientific knowledge definitive?"
Spontaneous Generation
Organisms could develop and be born from non living matter, such as cheese or meat (mice and maggots). Theories related to the scientific method have been created for many centuries until a "final" theory was achieved by Louis Pasteur. (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
Meat in two jars
One covered, another open
Check after some days
Boiled broth
Seal the container
Check after some days
Reviewed previous experiments
Broth in two bottles
Boiled it, sealed one
Check after some days
Nutrient enriched broth
Downwards swan-neck
Boiled it
Check after a year
Based on the scientific method and on reason
Used mainly Sense Perception, amongst others
Were considered true by someone for a period of time
"To what extent is scientific knowledge definitive?"
"To what extent is scientific knowledge definitive?"
"To what extent is scientific knowledge definitive?"
"To what extent is scientific knowledge definitive?"
Natural
Human
AND
Sciences
Sciences
"To what extent is scientific knowledge definitive?"
"To what extent is scientific knowledge definitive?"