Anthro 2B: Midterm 1

ANTHRO 2B: MIDTERM 1



Anthropologyoo-ooans--
Studyooofoohumanooraceoobiologyooandooculturaloodifferenceooacrossoospaceooandootime.

SocioculturalooAnthropologyoo-ooans--
Anthrooothatoostudiesoodifferencesooinoosocialooorganization.

LinguisticooAnthropologyoo-ooans--Anthrooothatoostudiesoodifferencesooinoolanguage.

Archeologyoo-ooans--
Anthrooothatoostudiesoodifferencesooinootheoocultureooofoopeopleoofromooanotherootimeoope
riod.

BiologicalooAnthropologyoo-ooans--
Anthrooothatoostudiesoodifferencesooinoohumanoobiologicaloovariation.

Paleoanthropologyoo-ooans--...

Primatologyoo-ooans--Anthrooothatoostudiesooourooprimateooapeooancestors.

Epistemologyoo-ooans--
Aoowayooofoobuildingooupooknowledge.ooScience,ooreligion,oospiritualityooareooallooepistem
ology.oo
Theyoomakeooyouoogainooknowledgeooofoosomeoosort.

OxymoronooofooCreationooScienceoo-ooans--
OxymoronooofooScience:ooHowoodidooeverythingoooriginate?ooThroughooBigooBang?
ooHowoodidoothatoooriginate?ooGod?ooHowoodidoothatoooriginate?...ooonooandooon.


Scienceoo-ooans--Scienceooasksoo"how",oonotoo"why".
Weoouseootheoomostoousefulooscientificoomodels,ooandootheooonesoothatoomakeooleastooas
sumptions.

ScientificooParadigmsoo-ooans--...

Theoryoo-ooans--
Aoogoodootheoryooisoomoreoousefulootooousooandoomakesootheooleastooassumptions.

, Hypothesisoo-ooans--
Aoostatementooofoohowootheooworldooworks,oothatooisoofalsifiable.ooYouoouseoohypothesiso
otooofalsifyoostatementsoo(allooswansooareoowhite).


Platoooandootheoo"Eidos"oo-ooans--Platooothoughtooofoo"Eidos"
Eidos:ooAootrueooversionooofoosomething.ooWeooliveooinooaoodistortedooworld.ooEidosooisoot
heootrueooformooofoosomething,ooitooexistsooonooanotherooplaneooofooexistence.

Aristotleoo-ooans--
Aristotleoosaysooourooworldoohasoonoootruth.ooThoughtooofooGreatooChainooofooBeing.

GreatooChainooofooBeingoo-ooans--
Aoohierarchyooofooperfection.ooAlloothingsoohaveootheirooplaceooonootheooladder,oohumanso
oonootop.


FixityooofooSpeciesoo-ooans--
Ideaoothatoosaysooalloospeciesooareooconstant,oounchangingoothroughootime.oo
Whatooexistedoomillenniaooagoooareoostilloohereoonowoounchanged.oo
There'soonoooevolution.

ArchbishopooJamesooUssheroo(4004ooBC)oo-ooans--
ThisooguyoosaidootheooEarthoowasooolderoothanooweooimagined.oo6000ooyearsooold.
Heoocountedootheoogenerationsoofromoobiblicalootimes.

Descartesoo-ooans--Thisooguyoocoinedootheootermoo"IoothinkoothereforeooIooam"
BelievedooweooshouldoouseooourooGodoogivenoobrainsootooogiveoogloryootoooGod.

Linneausoo-ooans--Thisooguyoomadeoobinomialoonomenclature.
Classifiedooalloothingsoointoooaooclassificationoosystem.
(Heoodidoonotoobelieveooinooevolution)

Lamarck
PerfectionooandootheooGreatooChainooofooBeingoo-ooans--
ThisooguyoobelievedoothatootheooGreatooChainooofooBeingoowasooaoostepooladderoothatooall
ooorganismsoofollow.ooAtoosomeoopointoohumansoowereooameaba,oothenooguppies,ootheno
ofrogs,oothenoolizards,oothenoosquirrels,oothenooapes.oo
Itsooaooprogressooladder.ooTheooameabaooyouooseeoonowooareoogonnaoogrowooupootooobe
oohumansoosomeday.
(Hisooideaoowasoowrong)

IndependenceooofooAcquiredooCharacteristicsoo-ooans--
Thisooideaootalkedooaboutootheoryooofoouseooandoodisuse.ooIfoogiraffesoostretchedootheiroo
necksooinootheiroolife,oothenootheirookidsoowouldooinheritoothisooextraoolongooneck.

Cuvieroo-ooans--Thisoomanoocameooupoowithoocatastrophism.