Q: Principles of Scientific Practice UTS Week 1

 

How has your culture / beliefs influenced your perspective of what science is and what role it plays in broader society?

This question is posed a bit naively for me as sociology of science. My culture? I am mostly detached from. And it's not just one. Born in Chile I have a handed down immigrant retelling of Chilean culture and its indigenous culture and as well recently state acknowledged Afro-Chilean and whatever nomenclature that say Afro-Mapuche, Afro-Mestizo, the latinx consideration which is arguably not generated by Latin American situated culture itself. Including my life in Australia from infancy and its own cultural pastiche, multiculturalism, first nation, antecedent nationalist cultural cringe there's quite a detailed connection of cultures at different affinities over time.  I've heard the term Australian Hispanism hailing from academy some time ago but it's not so faithful here.

I don't have spiritual or religious beliefs so that curbs further precursor detail. 

The perspective of science asked for considering the base is that science's role in society is to foster knowledge including the engagement with other cultures sciences, to engage with the problems of humanity and the world. To deal with other research disciplines and pursuits of human endeavor. And on an ideal note, to contribute work towards the good life for all, whatever that may entail.