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| =====Methodology===== | =====Methodology===== |
| | What it is | The methods - tools and techniques - we use to study a phenomenon. | | | What it is | The methods - tools and techniques - we use to study a phenomenon. \\ The scientific methodology of any field is derived from the prevailing scientific theory/ies in that field. | |
| | | The essence of methodology | It is always //philosophical// in part, because (a) scientific theories are always rooted in a philosophical context, and (b) they derive from theory in that field, whose bleeding edge is about unanswered questions, which means it is by definition hypothetical, which means it is rooted in a metaphysical context. | |
| | \\ Why Scientific Methodology Matters | Scientific methdology: \\ ... directly determines what we do with respect to a phenomenon that we are trying to figure out. \\ ... directly affects how we think about a phenomenon, including our solutions, expectations, and imagination. \\ ... defines the possible scope of outcomes. \\ ... directly influences our answers to scientific questions. \\ ... directly determines the speed with which we can make progress when studying a phenomenon. \\ //... is therefore a **primary determinant of scientific progress.** // | | | \\ Why Scientific Methodology Matters | Scientific methdology: \\ ... directly determines what we do with respect to a phenomenon that we are trying to figure out. \\ ... directly affects how we think about a phenomenon, including our solutions, expectations, and imagination. \\ ... defines the possible scope of outcomes. \\ ... directly influences our answers to scientific questions. \\ ... directly determines the speed with which we can make progress when studying a phenomenon. \\ //... is therefore a **primary determinant of scientific progress.** // | |
| | The Main AI Methodology | A proper discussion about methodology has never been a regular part of AI mainstream scientific discourse. \\ Only a handful of approaches to AI R&D can be classified as 'methodologies': //BDI// (belief, desire, intention), //subsumption//, //decision theory//. As a result AI inherited the run of the mill CS methodology/ies by default. | | | The Main AI Methodology | A proper discussion about methodology has never been a regular part of AI mainstream scientific discourse. \\ Only a handful of approaches to AI R&D can be classified as 'methodologies': //BDI// (belief, desire, intention), //subsumption//, //decision theory//. As a result AI inherited the run of the mill CS methodology/ies by default. | |
