Colegio Municipal Experimental

Sebastin de Benalczar
Name: Ricardo Villavicencio
Course: 2do. BI 1
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Political Science Homework

Answer the questions:

How does knowledge in

knowledge in other areas?

the

social

sciences

differ

from

In the social sciences, the knowledge is based in the knowledge of other

sciences but the focus is different because this knowledge have the goal of
study the origin and development of societies and also the development of
human ideas over time.

What should we do when rights conflict?

First we have to talk to the corresponding authorities about the problem,

then, we have to explain what situations are prejudicing our rights, and
finally try to have an agreement with the authorities for solving the problem.

Why do some people believe that they know what is right for
others?

Because they have a knowledge, experience and values, and also they know
the limits of their society.

Can we have beliefs or knowledge which are independent of our

culture?

Yes and no because the beliefs of someone can be from the Asiatic culture,
American culture, Rome culture, etc., but this person can also have the
beliefs of his culture and happen that knowledge could be from other parts
of the world too, (although he has the knowledge of his culture).

Is it possible to attain knowledge despite the problems of bias

and selection?

I think that is very hard to attain it because its always changing but we can
approach the real knowledge if we continue walking in the knowledge road.

Can humans live peaceably?

Yes, we can because I believe in the human morality and I think that we can
get it if we work together.

Are human rights universal or culturally relative?

I think that are culturally relative because in different societies the rights for
one group of people can defer for other groups an example was the situation
between Nazis and Jews, the Jews had less rights that the Nazis in that time,

but also I think the rights are universal but depend of the society and the
culture.

Can a fact exist without a context?

No, because the context are the circumstances which affect the fact.

How reliable is the data concerning global warming?

I think that is reliable because in every part of the world the data about the
global warming says that the pole north is melting, that the natural disasters
are more dangerous than before, etc., and is easy to corroborate this data,
you only have to see and compare the weather that your country had before
and the weather that have now.

Is it possible to measure happiness?

Well, I think that we can measure it, but taking into account the intensity of
the happiness, because some things can make you more happy than others.

Is it possible to measure development?

Yes, because the different kinds of developments (academic, professional,

biologic, etc.) have their own forms of measure.

Is it justifiable to act without having good grounds or evidence?

No, because you can commit an error or an injustice, you always have to
found the evidence before.

Why might there be debate regarding the value of case studies

as a research method?

Because depends the case for using an appropriate research method and
the value of this choice is reflected in the results.