Anthropology 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Carl Linnaeus, James Ussher, Binomial Nomenclature
25 Nov 2016
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A social science: observations, form hypotheses, collect data to test hypotheses, theory: a well-supported general idea that explains large sets of patterns, bene t of self-correction. Ethnographic eldwork: science as a way of (re)producing knowledge. Objectivity and subjectivity: the traditional notion of science is that it is objective", humans can"t be totally objective. Thursday, january 8, 2015: science is coloured by subjectivity". Be transparent about how have worked to overcome. Middle ages in europe: xity of species, antiquity of earth, great chain of being, (james ussher 1581-1656) Oct 23rd, 404 bc came up with this date for creating of the world. Genus and species names: 1st taxonomy. System for classifying all living things: new view. Very traditional christians in the past (these scientists) Trying to do work that they felt was already true. Shaping of the landscape occurs via periodic catastrophes. Linked environment to disappearance and appearance of life forms.
