Classical Studies 2900 Lecture Notes - Hippocratic Oath, Hip Bone, Zopyrus

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purplejackal117

1 May 2012

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Western University

Department

Classical Studies

Course

Classical Studies 2900

Professor

Beate Gundert

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200 bc-200 ad was the period of empiricists. Empiricists call themselves this because they base their work on experience (empeiria). They called into question the value of any hypothesis not founded on direct observation. Empiricists accepted only evident causes (external circumstances/factors) as valid and rejected hypothetical theories about hidden causes (internal factors). The empiricists focused on symptomatology (if the same symptoms continually lead to the same outcome, they could conclude it is a disease entity), pharmacology (is highly based on experience), surgery, and commentaries on hippocratic surgical writings. People back then wondered if the universe is ordered by reason or if it comes together by chance, or if atoms are floating around in void. Some people thought it was best to take things as they are these philosophers are called skeptics. Hippocratic ideas were based on speculation and analogy. In hellenistic medicine, physicians could see what was happening in body and this led to theories about how the body works.

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Q1 A researcher claims that the slow economic growth of countries located in Africa can be attributed to the geography hypothesis. If the researcher is correct, it implies that the economic growth of countries in Africa is greatly affected by

A. cultural factors such as the work nature of indigenous residents.

B. natural factors such as climate and quality of the soil available.

C. religious factors.

D. institutional factors such as the availability of credit and finance.

Q2 Which of the following will be included in the calculation of gross domestic product using the expenditure method?

A. Interest paid by households for loans

B. Dividends paid by firms to shareholders

C. Wages paid to labor by firms

D. Services purchased by the government

Q3 Which of the following statements is true?

A. Empiricism refers to the testing of ideas without using data.

B. Data helps to establish whether theories match reality.

C. Data is not an integral part of optimization analysis.

D. Empiricism is not an integral part of optimization analysis.

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The scientific method is the backbone of every science experiment, but it's not just for scientists. Most people unconsciously use the scientific method on a daily basis, for example, when performing tasks like cooking or budgeting. In order to help you to better understand the scientific method and the process used, I would like you to give an example of something you have done recently in which you used the scientific method.

In your main post, please trace each step (given below), and don't forget to include your hypothesis and whether you accepted/rejected it at the end.

Steps of the Scientific Method:
1) Make an observation
2) Ask a question
3) Do background research
4) Form a hypothesis
5) Conduct an experiment
6) Analyze your data
7) Make a conclusion --> Do you accept or reject your hypothesis?

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