Science
Science[a] is a human endeavor which discovers and theoretically organizes objective knowledge of reality. In the course of historical development, science becomes a productive force in society and a highly important social institution. The concept of science includes both activity aimed at gaining new knowledge and the result of such activity, the sum of the scientific knowledge acquired up to a given time, which constitutes the scientific conception of the world. The term “science” is also used to designate the various branches of scientific knowledge.
The immediate goals of science are to describe, explain, and predict processes and phenomena of reality employing the laws that science has discovered. In the broad sense, science aims at the theoretical representation of reality. The framework of Marxism is premised on scientific methods to provide its understanding of the world.[2]
References
- ↑ "science", English usage. Wiktionary.
- ↑ "Science". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.