Archival science

Renaissance shaped the western societies’ doctrinal passivity entirely. In the early modern period, there was a fundamental change to the understanding of scientific knowledge, which helped in the process of transforming natural philosophy and alchemy to science. The author Hugh Kearney discusses this important transition period of so called “The Scientific Revolution” throughout…

Reflecting back on the course of Interventions II, the coursework and in-residence portion had given me a better insight in learning how to define my personal and professional identity. The implementation of a “mock” clinical therapy sessions during the in-residence portion had been a challenge in the beginning due to the lack of having any type of background in conducting a therapy session. These therapy sessions provided the needed feedback from the instructor and my peers to gain a better…

What’s the relationship between theories and the world to which theories meant to apply? Are there ultimate truth which can be obtained through a series of scientific validation and falsification? Is critical relativism appropriate for scientific research (marketing or consumer research in particular)? Those are some critical questions raised by this week’s readings that centered on the topic of rationality and relativism. Several authors provide different insights on answering those above…

no signs of conscious awareness of itself. Such knowledge is often used to refute the claim “life begins at conception” and support the idea that abortion is reasonable decision for a woman or a family to make. Without a doubt, the area of Natural Science has much to contribute to the national debate about abortion; still some groups do not hold the same beliefs. The pro-life side of the argument may use emotion as a way of knowing more so than reason, which is used by biologists and medics.…

A question is never answered completely. At a time when an answer may seem correct science is used to show error and continuously answer that question. This process is known as the scientific method. A similar method is used to answer new questions that were brought up in the 1660s to 1850s. The 1660s-1780s was a time of questions and discoveries known as the Enlightenment. Government, science, and religion were often questioned. The new discoveries at the time became the building blocks for…

short story, “The Birthmark” illustrates a Man versus Nature theme as mans desire to fix what Mother Nature created leads him on a quest towards perfection. Humans are imperfect beings; therefore, they cannot be perfect despite their attempts through science. Furthermore, if one reaches perfection then they are no longer considered human. Thesis Statement: In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, “The Birthmark,” the main character Aylmer pursuit for perfection conflicts directly with human…

knowledge. There are several key words in the quotation that need to be defined. First, the word “gain” implies progress and advancement or benefit toward gaining knowledge. I will focus my essay on this concept of benefit or advancement of the natural sciences and the arts. The second definition is of the word “use”, which implies purpose, and the third word, “network”, indicates two or more ways of knowing linked together. For the purpose of this…

Psychology is a field that can easily lead to serious frustration in its genre conventions. A psychology paper requires strict APA guidelines, formal vocabulary and an intensive line of background information in order to be even considered for a decent publication. The main purpose of Psychology writing is to inform the reader about a new concept, theory or experiment. In order to accomplish such a task, psychologists (mostly those oriented in the academic field) have to become masters at…

If an Area of Knowledge wishes to develop, its knowers must use the existing shared knowledge as a foundational level to build upon, therefore creating a paradigm. Specifically in Natural Sciences, knowers have built a foundation on previous research; this practice has become an intrinsic part of the scientific method. There is no option to ignore the work of others, which suggests that shared knowledge will shape an individuals’ personal…

Knowledge allows the everyday person to do the simplest things like walking and talking. Society looks to knowledge to make since of the world around and the information acquired through one or a group. With reference of two Areas of Knowledge, science and religion, the discussion of how and in what ways shared knowledge can shape personal knowledge will be established in the Theory of Knowledge essay. In order for one to fully understand the way in which shared knowledge can shape personal…