FYI... Possible Question Topic
I have here marked in my notes that Nigem specifically made mention that the topic of Theoretical Statements would be a subject for an essay question. Personally, at this point I don't care because I have major information overload going on. But just in case this comes up, you might want to review the progression from bullshit to Theoretic Invariance, the two types of propositions and the two types of relational statements within that. Maybe even know the criteria for establishing a relationship and the basics about causality.
posted by harvestorm at 7:27 PM
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Odd, my mom just called to find out if I was going to the 'welcoming party' for the baby born to my SUPER right-wing religous nutball cousin and his wife. Even more oddly, I'm going, though only to offer congrads. I'm determined to avoid the poopy diper games, the diper bingo, and the consumption of oversugared tasteless punch and finger sandwiches. Oh, and the prayers. The TONS and TONS of prayers, and thanks, and even more prayers.
Really, despite all that, they do have good hearts (an odd statement to be coming from me, considering my loathing of all things religous-right). My cousin is doing his MD residency at a hospice and is the only male on that side of the family to _not_ date or marry a saccharine-anorexic bimbo. If the conversation can be kept away from anything god-related, politics, or religion I really do like both of em.
Right -- procrastination.
2 Types of Propositions:
Existance statement: Specifying conditions under which phenomia will occur
Relational statement: Associational (association bet X and Y, no causality) or Determinational (correlation, if X probably Y)
Sufficient Causality -- If X, then Y. Y can occur without X, but if X occurs, Y *will* occur. Not a necissary condition. The ONLY reason the earth revolves around the sun is gravity.
Necissary Causality -- For B to occur, A must happen. Not a sufficient condition. To get degree, must take classes.
Theoretical Statement Progression:
1. Bullshit -- no empirical or logical support
2. Empirical Generalization -- observational support, no logical support, does not answer 'Why?' of observation.
3. Proposition -- testable logical statement, no observational support
4. Theoretic Invariance -- proposition confirmed through observational support. Has Logical and Empirical support.
I'm gonna go look up the critera for establishing a relationship because I don't know that *at all*.
Criteria for Establishing a Relationship is as follows:
1. Observe two variables that seem to have a relationshhip.
2. They Vary (sorry, that's all I wrote for that one)
3. Determine which one causes the other and determine if there are other variables involved. Establish independent and dependent variable through logic (such as determining which one occurs first).
4. Eliminate all outside influences and if the change still happens (or better put, if the causality is still present) then you have established a genuine relationship.
I remember him talking about this in class. I was thinking at the time that it was really obvious so I didn't write it down. :-) Dumb move.
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