Hello Brian,
To me Physics, mathematics and chemistry are capable enough to explain certain things/phenomenons on their own. Or in other words one can not explain/prove certain things in the absence of any or all of these fundamental blocks of knowledge base. Hence they are true sciences. You can extend the word to show/increase the importance/complexity of a work like 'language sciences', but that does not make language a science. I am not going to dispute what a dictionary has to say about what is science or what can be termed/defined as 'scientific'. English language in itself is very new language and is still evolving, there are many situations and expressions which can not be described using this language alone. (Hence words were bought in from other languages). You can find several articles(even in big publications) abusing such words which eventually dilutes or distort their true meaning (say slangs) (perhapes to increase the importance/complexity or sophistication of the subject they are talking about).
I do not want to say that English language has defects or webester is wrong, or anything of that sort, coz i think that is not where i want to go. To me:-
To be classified/recognised as a science: A subject has to be pure and able to stand on its own. be able to explain things based on its own principals and fundamentals. be able to explore and unmask the unknown using its own established set of solutions (say, a new theorm using/based on theorms earlier defined/established, in case of mathematics).
Without the knowledge of mathematics and physics, one can not do anything with computers (except writing letters in MS Word & making goofy powerpoint slides). Mathematical science is employed in computer programming.
thanks, Rajeev __________________________________________________ There are as many paths as there are travellers...
Hi again Rajeev-
I think perhaps we have a basic disagreement on the definition of "science".
I have quoted what I accept as a rigorous definition (with cites from a well
known authority on the English language, Merriam-Webster). Regardless of
whether you have corresponding citations, I would be interested to know what
you consider "science" to be. Clearly, you rate mathematics, physics, and
chemistry as sciences (I would agree). Examples aside, what is a good
definition of science as far as you are concerned?
Brian
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