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