“The beginning is the most important part of the work.”
Plato, Greek philosopher
Chapter 1: Instructions
| Primer | Introduction to chapter 1 | (00:00) | |
| Video | Unit 0 | Agenda | (01:34) |
| Video | Unit 1 | Context and relevance | (03:35) |
| Video | Unit 2 | Sample cases | (07:05) |
| Book | Subchapter 1.2 | Read and take notes | pp. 2-4 |
| Book | Subchapter 1.6.3.1 | Solve the problem ‘Science in politics’ | p. 22 |
| Book | Subchapter 1.6.3.2 | Solve the problem ‘Science at a party’ | p. 23 |
| Book | Subchapter 1.6.3.3 | Solve the problem ‘Financial research’ | p. 23 |
| Video | Unit 3 | Terminology | (09:00) |
| Book | Subchapter 1.3 | Read and take notes | pp. 5-9 |
| Video | Unit 4 | Philosophical considerations | (14:29) |
| Book | Subchapter 1.4 | Read and take notes | pp. 9-17 |
| Book | Subchapter 1.6.3.4 | Solve the problem ‘Epistemic objectives’ | p. 24 |
| Book | Subchapter 1.6 | Solve the problem ‘Reductive and constructive models’ | p. 24 |
| Video | Unit 5 | Course structure | (09:21) |
| Video | Unit 6 | Summary | (01:53) |
| Book | Subchapter 1.6.2 | Test your knowledge: question 1 to 36 | pp. 21-22 |
Key terms
Academia, science, theory, method, set of methods, methodology, truth, theories of truth, ontological positions, epistemic objectives, model, subjectivism, objectivism, social constructivism, social ontology