PrepTest 111, Section 2, Question 20
Philosophers of science have long been uneasy with(447 more words not shown)
The passage suggests that the(15 more words not shown)
- Abelief that biological(9 more words not shown)
- Bpopular attention given(11 more words not shown)
- Cbias shown toward(11 more words not shown)
- Dteaching experiences of(4 more words not shown)
- Enature of the(4 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Back to the philosophers: why do they prefer physics? The opening points to their mistrust of uncertainty. Physics offers the kind of repeatable, universal relationships they think science should study. That's the preference we need to explain.
Working the answers
- A
This is the tempting one because it mentions laws. But difficulty discovering a law is different from whether universal laws necessarily explain the outcomes at all. The discussion raises the second issue; it doesn't say the philosophers choose physics because its laws are easier to find.
- B
Popular attention to discoveries isn't discussed.
- C
We aren't told about scientific institutions' research priorities. Their bias isn't the explanation given for the philosophers' preference.
- D
Their teaching experiences are never described.
- ECorrect
The nature of the phenomena means the kind of things physics studies. The falling animals and planetary orbits illustrate repeatable relationships governed by universal laws. That is what these philosophers find appealing. E expresses our prediction about certainty through the phenomena that are supposed to provide it.
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