Abstract
During the 1920's, the logical positivists attempted to establish a formal system for the advancement of science through the Vienna circle. Basically, the logical positivists argued that the ultimate purpose of science should be the advancement towards final truth. This could be done through scientific investigations that removed theory from observation. Theory served the role of explaining why observations occurred. But the advancement of science came through the removal of theory from these scientific observations. By removing theory from observations, it was assumed that science would be able to advance towards the ultimate goal of truth because these observations, being theory-free, could be accumulated, contrasted, compared, and used to test various theories. By being objective, facts found through scientific research could be accumulated towards this end state of science.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Speech Communication
Volume
16
Issue
2
First Page
1
Last Page
24
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Roskos-Ewoldsen, David
(1984)
"The Nature of Science,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 16:
No.
2, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol16/iss2/4
Copyright
©1984 Iowa Communication Association
