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Biblical Catastrophism and Geology
... Theories of catastrophism in geology are not new. Prior to the time of Sir Charles Lyell in the early nineteenth century, scientists generally believed that most geological formations had been produced by great physical catastrophes and mountain-generating revolutions. Lyell, however, taught that th ...
... Theories of catastrophism in geology are not new. Prior to the time of Sir Charles Lyell in the early nineteenth century, scientists generally believed that most geological formations had been produced by great physical catastrophes and mountain-generating revolutions. Lyell, however, taught that th ...
Evidence For Evolution
... explainable in terms of their immediate environment. Rather, as one would expect from evolution, organisms’ features are often congruent with earlier environments. Thus, a good many features in any organism appear to be suited to an environment that no longer exists (or at least that they no longer ...
... explainable in terms of their immediate environment. Rather, as one would expect from evolution, organisms’ features are often congruent with earlier environments. Thus, a good many features in any organism appear to be suited to an environment that no longer exists (or at least that they no longer ...
Using Complexity Theory Methods for Sociological Theory
... of CT have roots in the development of traditional social system theories in sociology. The notion of analyzing the society and social phenomena as social systems has traditionally been dominant within sociology, beginning with the classics in sociology such as Marx, Durkheim, Compte, Pareto and Web ...
... of CT have roots in the development of traditional social system theories in sociology. The notion of analyzing the society and social phenomena as social systems has traditionally been dominant within sociology, beginning with the classics in sociology such as Marx, Durkheim, Compte, Pareto and Web ...
Consequences of Realism for Sociological Theory
... it emphasized certainty and empirical verifiability. In this sense positivism was progressive, simultaneously constraining the scope of scientific discourse and opening a rigorous field of possibility by insisting on empirical anchorage. During the latter part of our century, however, positivism in ...
... it emphasized certainty and empirical verifiability. In this sense positivism was progressive, simultaneously constraining the scope of scientific discourse and opening a rigorous field of possibility by insisting on empirical anchorage. During the latter part of our century, however, positivism in ...
Sciences Philosophy of the Social
... and studying neglected intersections (Crenshaw 1991). This is intended to analyse groups at the point of intersection, e.g. female, African-American, working class. It is often associated with the use of case study, ethnographic and narrative methods of enquiry (e.g. Prins 2006). McCall (2005) in he ...
... and studying neglected intersections (Crenshaw 1991). This is intended to analyse groups at the point of intersection, e.g. female, African-American, working class. It is often associated with the use of case study, ethnographic and narrative methods of enquiry (e.g. Prins 2006). McCall (2005) in he ...
Social Constructivism
... intellectual element which infuses it with meaning, plans it, organizes it and guides it. The thought that is involved in international security is more important, far more important, than the physical assets that are involved because those assets have no meaning without the intellectual component: ...
... intellectual element which infuses it with meaning, plans it, organizes it and guides it. The thought that is involved in international security is more important, far more important, than the physical assets that are involved because those assets have no meaning without the intellectual component: ...
Diversity and Natural Selection
... Related Activities: This activity can be easily integrated with the activities suggested. Global Studies Ask students to consider how the beliefs and practices of people around the world may have been influenced by their evolutionary history. Lead a class discussion that examines the reasons why ...
... Related Activities: This activity can be easily integrated with the activities suggested. Global Studies Ask students to consider how the beliefs and practices of people around the world may have been influenced by their evolutionary history. Lead a class discussion that examines the reasons why ...
Curriculum Vitae
... (joint with G. Stone, Edinburgh) 2006-2010 Using selection to map QTL 2008-2011 Estimating population structure 2010-2015 The role of pollinator-mediated selection in an Antirrhinum majus hybrid zone 2011-2016 evolutionary processes in variable environments 2010-2016 Evolution of transcriptional reg ...
... (joint with G. Stone, Edinburgh) 2006-2010 Using selection to map QTL 2008-2011 Estimating population structure 2010-2015 The role of pollinator-mediated selection in an Antirrhinum majus hybrid zone 2011-2016 evolutionary processes in variable environments 2010-2016 Evolution of transcriptional reg ...
Document
... biology are proffered as the solution to what is rendered as Cohen’s overly discursive account of immunity. For many readers this might be read as a mischaracterisation of Cohen’s project, which aims to explore how conceptions of immunity (such as immunity-as-defence) are entangled and emerge withi ...
... biology are proffered as the solution to what is rendered as Cohen’s overly discursive account of immunity. For many readers this might be read as a mischaracterisation of Cohen’s project, which aims to explore how conceptions of immunity (such as immunity-as-defence) are entangled and emerge withi ...
Reading Summary
... By the 1980’s social network analysis was an established field, with the professional organization International Network for Social Network Analysis, the annual Sunbelt conference, specialized software like UCINET, and its own journal Social Networks. In the 1990’s, network analysis entered into ...
... By the 1980’s social network analysis was an established field, with the professional organization International Network for Social Network Analysis, the annual Sunbelt conference, specialized software like UCINET, and its own journal Social Networks. In the 1990’s, network analysis entered into ...
(Part 2) The formulation of Theory of natural selection
... • every group of organisms has descended from a common ancestor. • all species can ultimately be traced to a single origin of life on earth. • this “dethroned” man from the pinnacle of “scala naturae” ...
... • every group of organisms has descended from a common ancestor. • all species can ultimately be traced to a single origin of life on earth. • this “dethroned” man from the pinnacle of “scala naturae” ...
The Sacred Canopy, Chap 1
... instability. Man does not have a given relationship to the world. He must ongoingly establish a relationship with it. The same instability marks man's relationship to his own body (7). In a curious way, man is "out of balance" with himself. He cannot rest within himself, but must continuously come t ...
... instability. Man does not have a given relationship to the world. He must ongoingly establish a relationship with it. The same instability marks man's relationship to his own body (7). In a curious way, man is "out of balance" with himself. He cannot rest within himself, but must continuously come t ...
Darwin`s Ancestors - New York University
... Lamarck’s theory was the object of vituperation in the nineteenth century, especially by the geologist Charles Lyell. Despite his insistence on considering only uniform, natural causes for the study of geological phenomena, Lyell was careful to disassociate uniformity in nature with its usual assume ...
... Lamarck’s theory was the object of vituperation in the nineteenth century, especially by the geologist Charles Lyell. Despite his insistence on considering only uniform, natural causes for the study of geological phenomena, Lyell was careful to disassociate uniformity in nature with its usual assume ...
introduction ernst mayr and the theory of evolution
... adaptation to the ways of life and environments of each organism. Adherents of this theory rejected natural selection as an explanation for adaptation to the environment. The rediscovery in 1900 of Mendel’s theory of heredity led to an emphasis on the role of heredity in evolution. In the Netherland ...
... adaptation to the ways of life and environments of each organism. Adherents of this theory rejected natural selection as an explanation for adaptation to the environment. The rediscovery in 1900 of Mendel’s theory of heredity led to an emphasis on the role of heredity in evolution. In the Netherland ...
Why does Evolution Matter? The Importance of Understanding
... instrument for the independence of judgment, something essential for every citizen. Modern biology feeds evolutionary theory, while the latter is nourished by explanations supplied by modern biology, in a fruitful two-way interaction. For instance, we need evolutionary theory to understand the natur ...
... instrument for the independence of judgment, something essential for every citizen. Modern biology feeds evolutionary theory, while the latter is nourished by explanations supplied by modern biology, in a fruitful two-way interaction. For instance, we need evolutionary theory to understand the natur ...
This paper reports on a research project, the aim of which was to
... ‘being in the know’ –a type of knowledge not gained from education and without class relationships, subcultural capital is ‘hip’ or ‘cool’ :’Subcultural capital is the linchpin of an alternative hierarchy in which the axes of age, gender, sexuality and race are all employed in order to keep the dete ...
... ‘being in the know’ –a type of knowledge not gained from education and without class relationships, subcultural capital is ‘hip’ or ‘cool’ :’Subcultural capital is the linchpin of an alternative hierarchy in which the axes of age, gender, sexuality and race are all employed in order to keep the dete ...
How is Society Possible
... forms which constitute the essence of our intellect and therewith bring into being "nature" as such. It is at once suggested that it is possible to treat in an analogous fashion the question of the aprioristic conditions on the basis of which society - is possible. Here too individual elements are g ...
... forms which constitute the essence of our intellect and therewith bring into being "nature" as such. It is at once suggested that it is possible to treat in an analogous fashion the question of the aprioristic conditions on the basis of which society - is possible. Here too individual elements are g ...
Division of Labor, Economic Specialization and the Evolution of
... authors deny the paradox, arguing either that people are deceived about their interests, for example, as a result of elite propaganda or are coerced into submission (Cronk 1994, DeMarrais, Castillo, and Earle 1996). A few authors (Boone 1992, Smith and Choi forthcoming) have argued that exogenous di ...
... authors deny the paradox, arguing either that people are deceived about their interests, for example, as a result of elite propaganda or are coerced into submission (Cronk 1994, DeMarrais, Castillo, and Earle 1996). A few authors (Boone 1992, Smith and Choi forthcoming) have argued that exogenous di ...
History of Eugenics
... (1859), (1859) changed Galton's life and ideas First chapter on "Variation under Domestication" concerning the breeding of domestic animals. Applied Darwinian science to heredity and “good birth”. The need for eugenics to save society from "inferior" minds ...
... (1859), (1859) changed Galton's life and ideas First chapter on "Variation under Domestication" concerning the breeding of domestic animals. Applied Darwinian science to heredity and “good birth”. The need for eugenics to save society from "inferior" minds ...