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Demarcation problem, an Uncommon card
In philosophy of science and epistemology, the demarcation problem is the question of how to distinguish between science and non-science.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 55
- Power
- 126
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 35,000
Power 126 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Demarcation problem quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Demarcation problem card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ has consequences for what can be termed "scientific" in topics such as education and public policy.
Answer
debate. The debate has consequences for what can be termed "scientific" in topics such as education and public policy. From the Demarcation problem article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Exponential integral. Exponential integral 51,000 · Demarcation problem 35,000 · Cassiopeia A 28,000 · Airborne transmission 22,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It also examines the boundaries between science, pseudoscience and other products of human activity, like art and literature and beliefs.
- The debate continues after more than two millennia of dialogue among philosophers of science and scientists in various fields.
- The debate has consequences for what can be termed "scientific" in topics such as education and public policy.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Demarcation problem article was read about 35,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 55: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Demarcation problem (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Thiagovscoelho, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
