The scientific method has been called the “greatest idea of all time.” I claim that it is also the greatest quality standard of all time as well. My reasoning is that the method has these quality standards:
1. Complete act of thought. It is a guide requiring all the mental activity stages comprised in a complete […]
Many authors have said that the scientific method falls in the domain of philosophy of science. However, in the second half of the 20th century, philosophers of science did not show any interest in a full formula for the scientific method. This is largely a result of Sir Karl Popper’s claim that there is no […]
Unfortunately, the blunder has resulted in the exclusion of the scientific method from national education reform programs for the past 40 years. Students have gained a little knowledge about the method from various textbooks. Credit is due textbook authors and publishers for what the public does know about the scientific method. Unfortunately, most authors devote […]
For a detailed description of the progressive education movement, see Handbook of Research on Science Teaching and Learning (1994) by Dorothy Gabel, American School Reform (1994) by M.R. Berube, and The American Ideology of National Science (1919-1930) by R.C. Tobey. While the traditionalists believed in teaching the usual subject-oriented curriculum, the progressives believed in a […]
Philosophers of Science and Others with Complex Intellectual Theories about the Scientific Method
There are philosophers, scientists, and others who have not favored the scientific method as it has been described and formulated over the years, largely on philosophical grounds. Keep in mind that these descriptions and formulas have not been as complete, as detailed, or […]
There is no denying the importance of the intellectual community. Governments that persecute their intellectual elite do so at their country’s peril. History shows that countries who follow these practices drastically retard their welfare. Henri Le Chatelur’s article “Creation of an Intellectual Elite in Science and Industry (1928) states that “the formation of an ‘elite’ […]
Critics have argued that the many federal financial aid programs enjoy such a strong influence that they dramatically affect the teaching curricula of the states. I haven’t researched whether this influence is good or bad. However, I am calling attention to one very bad case of harm resulting from the federal government’s influence regarding the […]
It is a frightening (but challenging) economic forecast! Because of world competition, you will have to work smarter and become more innovative and creative than your parents were in order to be equal to or exceed their economic status. You must motivate yourself to improve and develop - student or adult. Here are some suggestions.
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The Wisdom of Our Greatest Thinkers
Our scientists are close on the trail of a “theory of everything.”
Our greatest thinkers of the past have already given us “the method of everything.” Unfortunately, this is not widely known.
My present to you is an explanation of “the method of everything,” based on more than 16 years of research […]
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