These classes also frequently involve a real (if bounded) element of choice; students need to produce an essay or documentary film that accomplishes
certain academic objectives, but they can choose the topic that interests them.
Epistemologically, science is the
objective branch of knowledge, and, except for
certain honors and accolades, devoid of the subjective, of belief systems, of voting, and of
academic and bureaucratic hoops, like publication and peer - review.