what is constructionist interpretation of science? discussव्हाट इज कंस्ट्रक्शनिस्ट इन इंटरप्रिटेशंस ऑफ साइंस
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If the project of interpreting science is construed very broadly as addressing what it means practically for agents to modify scientific activity, then the term construction has the apt connotation of a process of agents building from a number of different components.
Explanation:
In its broadest sense, the claim that scientific knowledge is constructed amounts to saying that it is not simply drawn from nature. According to a minimal definition of constructionism, what counts as knowledge is contingent on the scientific method or framework used. A more inclusive, social constructionism views knowledge as contingent on the scientists establishing (or disputing) the knowledge and then, through them, on their social context (see Collins’ 1981 “stages in the empirical programme of relativism.”) During the 1980s, social constructionism (or constructivism) became the major perspective in social studies of science. Active debate ensued about different interpretations of construction, the degree to which it is a social process, how much that process affects what counts as knowledge in the long run, the emphasis on knowledge alone or as integrated into scientific activity more generally, and whether social studies of science now needs to move beyond constructionism.
According to the constructivist, natural science, therefore, contains a psychological structure that aims to describe the experience of senses and measurements.
According to constructivists, the earth is independent of human beings, but the knowledge of the universe is always human and social. Constructivism contradicts the philosophy of objectivism, embracing the belief that one can know the truth about the natural world without compromising on scientific standards with varying degrees of propriety and accuracy.
According to constructivists, no one method works in science but there are a variety of useful methods.