BIOL 446 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ethnography, Pharmacology, Plant Propagation
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History: study of the past and how it relates to humans. Philosophy: nature of reality, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind and language. Love of knowledge breakdown of the word. Father of history one of the first to collect information mix ethnography with morality saw history as providing moral lessons. He was embraced by 1600-1700 writers; felt that he gave a more realistic account. Is it possible to have history without ideology: they felt that he was better to be the father of history, no, because as humans, we look at it in reference to our pov. Taught plato: didn"t write anything himself asked questions to students, talked through dialogue and discussion. ***aside: alfred north whitehead mathematician, had said that all of the western philosophy is a footnote of plato. Animal husbandry, plant propagation, pharmacology, medicine, obstetrics all arose in some form or another in all ancient civilizations.
