Epistemological Distinctions Between Science and History

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dc.creatorCourtney, Michael
dc.creatorCourtney, Amy
dc.date2008-03-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:29:18Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:29:18Z
dc.descriptionThis article describes epistemological distinctions between science and history. Science investigates models of natural law using repeatable experiments as the ultimate arbiter. In contrast, history investigates past events by considering physical evidence, documentary evidence, and eyewitness testimony. Because questions of natural law are repeatably testable by any audience that exercises due experimental care, models of natural law are inherently more objective and testable with greater certainty than theories of past events.
dc.descriptionthree pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0803.4245
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0803.4245
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/157736
dc.subjectGeneral Physics
dc.subjectHistory and Philosophy of Physics
dc.titleEpistemological Distinctions Between Science and History
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