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Philosophy of science
Philosophy of Science The phrase "philosophy of science" can be used most broadly to describe two different, though related, sorts of inquiry. On the one hand it can be used to describe the philosophy of particular sciences, such as the philosophy of physics, biology, or economics. On the other... Read more |
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anthropology
anthropology classification and analysis of humans and their society, descriptively, culturally, historically, and physically. Its unique contribution to studying the bonds of human social relations has been the distinctive concept of culture . It has also differed from other sciences concerned... Read more |
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sociology
sociology scientific study of human social behavior. As the study of humans in their collective aspect, sociology is concerned with all group activities—economic, social, political, and religious. Sociologists study such areas as bureaucracy, community, deviant behavior, family, public... Read more |
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Julian Huxley
HUXLEY, JULIAN(b. London, England, 22 June 1887; d. London, England, 14 February 1975)embryology, ethology, evolution, eugenics, secular humanism, popularization of science.Huxley developed grand syntheses through scientific research and the popularization of scientific ideas. He is remembered for... Read more |
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Evolutionary psychology
Evolutionary Psychology BIBLIOGRAPHY Evolutionary psychology proposes a set of evolved psychological mechanisms to account for much, if not all, human behavior. The research program is one among many in the social sciences that argues for the relevance of evolutionary biology in understanding... Read more |
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social science
social science term for any or all of the branches of study that deal with humans in their social relations. Often these studies are referred to in the plural as the social sciences. Although human social behavior has been studied since antiquity, the modern social sciences as disciplines rooted in... Read more |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), private organization devoted to furthering the work of scientists and improving the effectiveness of science in the promotion of human welfare. The association was founded in 1848; it presently includes some 143,000 individual members, as... Read more |
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Astrobiology
Astrobiology Astrobiology is a new interdisciplinary science that studies the origin, evolution, distribution, and destiny of life in the cosmos. Other terms that have been used to describe the search for life beyond Earth include exobiology, exopaleontology, and... Read more |
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biology
biology the science that deals with living things. It is broadly divided into zoology , the study of animal life, and botany , the study of plant life. Subdivisions of each of these sciences include cytology (the study of cells), histology (the study of tissues), anatomy or morphology,... Read more |
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information science
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The Evolution of Racism: Human Differences and the Use and Abuse of Science.
THE EVOLUTION OF RACISM: HUMAN DIFFERENCES AND THE USE AND ABUSE OF SCIENCE. By Pat Shipman...meaning and value of differences among peoples...whether racial differences in ... |
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Book World; Evolution & the Seed Of Racism
THE EVOLUTION OF RACISM Human Differences and the Use and Abuse of Science By Pat Shipman Simon...provides. While racism - defined broadly...The Evolution of ... |