MARX

1.According to marx there was basis and superstructure of a society. The basis was the material, economic and social relations. While society's superstructure was how a society thinks, its beliefs including religion, morals, art, philosophy and science. He believed that these two should interact in order for society to function.

2.Society's conditions of production

http://red6747.pbworks.com/Earths-Natural-Resources

Society's means of production

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-455775/Defra-promotes-farming-initiative-picture-paddy-field.html

Societys' production relations

http://www.usaid.gov/zm/activities/ambassador_opens_library_donates_books_terranova_school.htm

3. The firt and most basic level of marx's basis for society is the conditions of production. Which means the natural resources that are available to a society. The image that I posted shows some natural resources like water and trees which are essential for the production of any society since they are the foundation.

The second level of Marx's basis of society is means of production or in other word the equipment, or tools. This is why I put the second image which displays the machinery that is used for farming, which is an important form of production in a society.

The third level of Marx's basis of society is called the society's 'production relations'or the ownership. The picture that I put displays two people in a farm ehich are the owners of the farm.

4. Marx's basis for society can be related to the area of knowledge of human sciences because it can be related to sociology because sociology studies how society works and the different parts of society. It also studies the different classes of society and how the work and interact in a society in orer to make it function.
Marx's basis for society can also be related to the area of knowledge of Natural Sciences because in it he refers to the natural resources of a society. These natural resources are basic and essential for a society to function.

Blog #2- Descartes

Blog #2- Descartes

1. I agree with Descartes' stance because it is true that everything should be measured or perceived through the senses for it to be named as true. Because if we beleived in every unsupproted idea we would be filled with things that are not true. However this should apply to everything that is material and belongs to the world, it does not mean that we should not have faith in a superior being like God because even though maybe He cannot be percieved through the senses it does not mean that we cannot have faith in him.

2. Natural Sciences: when it comes to natural sciences it is of extreme importance to support every single thing. We cannot assume the properties of a certain living or non living thing without having carefuly observed and proved these characteristics. Otherwise we would be filled with unreliable information about many aspects of the world. Another example would be thoeries. Every theory has to be based on reliable observation through the senses in order to be a valid theory. Theories should only be considered if they are supported by reliable information. Another example would be in medicine, a person could not be diagnosed or declared to have a disease without medical support or exams to back it up.

History: in history it is very important to support every occurence with actual documents, letters, diaries, pictures, fossils, declarations, constitutions, articles and other types of evidence of this kind. Because if not we would not be able to be sure what really happened in the past. Anythiong that cannot be proved by evidence or perception cannot be taken as a fact because there is nno way of asserting that it is true. Having occurences that are not backed up by evidence or perception may result in erroneous knowledge of our past.

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http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/coreofscience_01

4. This image supports my opinion of DEscartes' stance bacause it shows how in oreder to reach a conlusion, one should first go through the process of gathering evidence an observation and evidence through the senses, instead of just jumping to a conlusion. Like Descartes said that everything must be broken down into as many factors as possible, this is what occurs in the image. The leaf is broken down my being seen through the microscope, and its parts are observed carefully before develeping a a conclusion.

Aristotle Post

Aristotle Post

1. Nature's Scale
Aristotle believes that everything in the natural world can be divided into two main categories: non "living things" and "non-living things". Aristotle divides living things into two categories: "plants" and "creatures". "Creatures" can be divided into two subcategories: "animals" and "humans".

2. Natural Sciences
Just like Aristotle classifies everything into different categores, which he names "nature's scale", natural sciences also has its own classification. "Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species and organising them into systems of classification." (http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/science-of-natural-history/taxonomy-systematics/index.html)However taxonomy has different categories than Aristotle's nature's scale. The categories in taxonomy include: kingdomm, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.

3. "Global Taxonomy Initiative"
"Effective conservation and management of biodiversity depends in large part on our understanding of taxonomy. Unfortunately, inadequate taxonomic information and infrastructure, coupled with declining taxonomic expertise, hinders our ability to make informed decisions about conservation, sustainable use and sharing of the benefits derived from genetic resources."(http://www.cbd.int/gti/)
Toxonomy plays a big role in making important decicions when it comes to conservation among other things. This is why it is important to have a good knowledge about this classification
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http://purplemass.com/blog/?p=819


http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/TechResources/EETT/Taxonomy/Taxonomy.html


http://www.gxdeveloperweb.com/Blogs/Martin-van-Mierloo/Search-quest-2-of-3-Relevance.htm