the empirical and experimental sciences” (Mortimer, A. pg.1).
In other words, science is when something is measured or
tested through a practical method. Today, scientists study the
world trying to find connections and patterns to make valid
predictions. Many times in his definition Adler mentions that
being scientific is a praiseworthy method. Even history,
philosophy, and branches of humanistic scholarship which are
not part of science are praised when they are called scientific.
Furthermore, science was originally driven form the Latin
word scientia which has the same meaning as doxa and
episteme in Greek. Doxa is a knowledge and first expressions,
and episteme is an opinion. Not only that, there’s also a
branch of philosophy called metaphysics which is also same as
scientism. They both ask questions like how does the world
exist? And if there’s God? But, they can’t find answers to them
because they don’t have enough evidence. So, if there were no
philosophy there would be no understanding of science. Adler
confirms that by saying “for when scientists write about
science, they do so as philosophers, not scientists” (Mortimer,
A. pg.2). So, does that supposed to mean that science is the
same thing as philosophy? To understand more about science
it is important to have a clear understanding of knowledge.