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 Topic: #1: Cronon and Diamond |
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| hermanator Replies: 11 Views: 1004 |
 Forum: US Environmental History Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:20 pm Subject: #1: Cronon and Diamond |
| I also found the technology and "modes of production" (3) really fascinating, goh2012. The act of adapting to nature and changing environments was apparent when in the second essay, Jared Di ... | |
| Topic: #1: Cronon and Diamond |
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| hermanator Replies: 11 Views: 1004 |
Forum: US Environmental History Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:15 pm Subject: #1: Cronon and Diamond |
| I agree with your dilema, Isaiah, (hope I spelled that right) and I also noticed that Worcester’s essay offered several definitions for what a historian’s job is along with the purpose of environmenta ... | |
| Topic: Bohr, Heisenberg and Schroedinger |
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| hermanator Replies: 19 Views: 3332 |
Forum: Art of Prediction Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:21 pm Subject: Bohr, Heisenberg and Schroedinger |
| Knaide I think you hit the nail on the head with Bohr, and I too highlighted those quotes. I think in terms of how he changed the discipline of science, his somewhat aggressive nature in challenging S ... | |
| Topic: Einstein! |
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| hermanator Replies: 23 Views: 3589 |
Forum: Art of Prediction Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:40 pm Subject: Einstein! |
| Einstein's major contributions seemed to be that a) "all motion is relative" and that there is no basic framework of time/velocity, b) it's impossible to run alongside a beam of light at the ... | |
| Topic: Microhistory! due 9/23 |
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| hermanator Replies: 26 Views: 3595 |
Forum: Art of Prediction Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:38 pm Subject: Microhistory! due 9/23 |
| Shari I originally agreed with your idea that Contat wasn't a historian because he didn't study the history of the print shop in order to tell the story about the cats, but then changed my mind- I don ... | |
| Topic: my 1st post of the night |
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| hermanator Replies: 28 Views: 3966 |
Forum: Art of Prediction Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:50 pm Subject: my 1st post of the night |
| doug- i just re-read your post and am a little confused by this bit:
"the only thinker that missinterpreted hegels ideas was marx, for he predicted a perfect form of human living and being. wh ... |
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| Topic: my 1st post of the night |
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| hermanator Replies: 28 Views: 3966 |
Forum: Art of Prediction Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:44 pm Subject: my 1st post of the night |
| I love what you said about man vs. man tess, I think that is definitely what Marx is studying. He seems to be most interested in power dynamics within changing culture and how society is shaped around ... | |
| Topic: Kant and Hegel, Take One |
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| hermanator Replies: 21 Views: 3101 |
Forum: Art of Prediction Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:38 pm Subject: Kant and Hegel, Take One |
| What people have said so far about what a priori is definitely resonates with my own working definition. I think it's a basic framework that is "inborn" in us that we use to examine truths a ... | |
| Topic: Galileo |
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| hermanator Replies: 21 Views: 2865 |
Forum: Art of Prediction Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:38 pm Subject: Galileo |
| Kate- thank you for those wise ramblings!!!! I'm really enjoying the challenge of applying the swirling thoughts about power/authority in my brain to our everyday experience at school. I think the str ... | |
| Topic: Herodotus and Thucydides |
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| hermanator Replies: 29 Views: 4788 |
Forum: Art of Prediction Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:20 pm Subject: Herodotus and Thucydides |
| really enjoying reading everyone's posts tonight! It's so cool to see how people's definitions of history are already being fine-tuned.
I'm trying to decide what it actually means to be the " ... |
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| Topic: Due Thursday: Aristotle |
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| hermanator Replies: 22 Views: 2663 |
Forum: Art of Prediction Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:18 pm Subject: Due Thursday: Aristotle |
| My interpretation of Aristotle's belief that first-hand experience was central to acquiring knowledge is very similar to Sonya's. He built his epistemology primarily on sensory experiences and develop ... | |
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