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Expert: Hank Hokamp - 9/21/2009


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Please help me construct a formal proof of validity for this argument - If you study the humanities then you will develop an understanding of people, and if you study the sciences then you will develop an understanding of the world about you. So if you study either the humanities or the sciences then you will develop an understanding either of people or of the world about you. Please use the notation H, P, S, W. Thank you in advance for your help!

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   Good Morning, Marichu. Great question:

   You need to understand the process of academic research to succeed in higher education. Universities are fundamentally about two things: education and research. As teaching, many academics also undertake research, to further knowledge in their subject

    In academia it is considered important that new research builds upon past research.  Academics will typically conduct a review of previous research before carrying out their own work. Once they have done some of their own research they will generally write it up and make it available to future researchers.  However, there is a strict quality-control system in place ...

    Fact "Standing on the shoulders of giants" is a famous phrase used to describe academic research. It means we should look to learn from the major thinkers who went before us before developing our own ideas. Peer review is a core part of academic research.  It is a formal procedure for checking the quality of research before it is published. If a publication is peer reviewed, it means it has been read, checked and authenticated (reviewed) by independent, third party academics (peers).

    Peer review has been the quality-control system of academic publishing for hundreds of years.

    Several key concepts in SOCIOLOGY relate to its role in public health. Foremost is the emphasis on society rather than the individual. The individual is viewed as an actor within larger social processes. This distinguishes the field from psychology. The emphasis is on units of analysis at the collective level, such as the family, the group, the neighborhood, the city, the organization, the state, and the world.

   Of key importance is how the social fabric, or social structure, is maintained, and how social processes, such as conflict and resolution, relate to the maintenance and change of social structures. A sociologist studies processes that create, maintain, and sustain a social system, such as a health care system in a particular country.

   The scientific component of this study would be the concern with the processes regulating and shaping the health care system. Sociology assumes that social structure and social processes are very complex. Therefore its methodology is appropriately complex and often, particularly in American sociology, dominated by multivariate statistical methods of analysis. The advent of the computer in the second half of the twentieth century presented the field with the opportunity to work with very large bodies of data and complex variables.

    * No Asset Markets.

    If I missed something, let me know. Take care, my friend.

                                                     HANK
    Questioner's Rating
    Rating(1-10)Knowledgeability = 8Clarity of Response = 8Politeness = 10
    CommentYou are really living up to your purpose in life - thank you for being very helpful! Cheers! More power to you!


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Hank Hokamp

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Books, books and more book! Personal experiences can sometimes disprove philosophical discussions and writings. My PHILOSOPHY: Helping people is WHY we're here. At least it's my purpose in life. Why do people keep seeking humanism, nihilism and existentialism? Few seem to realize satisfaction. All humans are subject to death and Earth has not been cultivated into an earth-wide paradise. Perhaps it can be if we serve one another. I can't imagine a more satisfying life than using my free will to serve thy neighbor. Let's get started. It's almost 2011! I seem to have this "savior complex" due to which I seem to be automatically attracted to people who need my help on a daily basis. Since we are the only critters on the planet, how about joining me? Pleasure and satisfaction are your rewards. Remember to spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

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