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    Theory and Method: Validation in the Social Sciences by International Comparison
    (1985-04) Lisle, Edmond A.
    "Scientific knowledge is a representation of the natural world. What is taught in a scientific discipline is some aspect of that representation a 'map' of some local region of objects or phenomena. The essence of 'validity' in science education is that this map should be very clear, precise, and connected in every part, able to give a rigorous answer to every well-formulated question within its scope".! also applies, mutatis mutandis, to those other disciplines that concern. mankind and society. The key words here are, of course, mutatis mutandis. The natural universe is complex and mysterious enough, and natural scientists are well aware of how difficult it is to arrive at reliable scientific answers to the problems they address.