Perceptions Of The Universe.

Perceptions of The Universe: The Paradigm Shift (Rimbo Gunawan)

PERCEPTIONS OF THE UNIVERSE: THE PARADIGM SHIFT
Rimbo Gunawan
Faculty member of the Department of Anthropology,
School of Social and Political Sciences and research associate of the
Institute of Ecology, Padjadjaran University
ABSTRACT. This essay explores the development of people perception
about the universe. There have been paradigms shift regarding
time, space, and matter over the entire universe. What have the
paradigms been? What is knowledge, how it relates to the reality
and its implication to the human being in general and to the social
sciences in particular?
Keywords: Universe, time, space, matter, paradigm, social sciences

ABSTRAK. Esei ini mencoba mengeksplorasi perkembangan persepsi
masyarakat mengenai alam semesta (universe). Telah terjadi
pergantian pandangan (paradigma) mengenai ruang, waktu, dan
materi. Apakah paradigma-paradigma itu? Apakah pengetahuan,
bagaimana keterkaitannya dengan realitas dan implikasinya pada
manusia dan ilmu-ilmu social?

Kata kunci :Semesta, waktu, ruang, materi, paradigma, ilmu-ilmu sosial

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