Hi
There is a heated debate about science and Islam on Wikipedia. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_science
and the debate on the talk-page at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Science_in_medieval_Islam#Factual_accuracy
And perhaps we as psychologists have been culpable in neglecting
sbl...@ubishops.ca wrote:
> According to Khan, both authors showed an appreciation for the
> masterpiece of Ibn al_Haytham, the Book of Optics,[]
>
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> It is a bold claim that the scientific method has its origins in Islam,
> but apparently a claim with merit.
>
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Not really. The claim that
Tipsters--
ABC has a pretty good video titled "Aiding the Fallen" (about 8 minutes
in length) from their "What would you do?" series featuring
John Quiñones. There is a brief discussion with John Dovidio, and it
illustrates nicely some of the factors that can influence helping. The
link is:
sbl...@ubishops.ca wrote:
For some reason or other, from time to time we've been preoccupied with
the question of Eurocentric science, and the extent to which other
civilizations, in particular African-based ones, have contributed to and
advanced European science.
We are not alone. _Nature_ has
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Beth- I tend to agree with you for the most part. And I will step out on
a limb here. That isn't walking- any way or any form. It seems more like
a set of "released" attack or defense behavior than walking. As to what
is causing it, I agree with Beth also that you'd need to know what was
going on b
Along these lines, for anyone who's interested, Lindberg's _Theories of
Vision from Al-Kindi to Kepler_ is pretty cool, too.
Kepler figured out optics (without which we couldn't begin to understand
vision); it's not clear that he relied a great deal on Islamic science,
but it is clear from the bo
For some reason or other, from time to time we've been preoccupied with
the question of Eurocentric science, and the extent to which other
civilizations, in particular African-based ones, have contributed to and
advanced European science.
We are not alone. _Nature_ has just reviewed two books whic
On 12 Mar 2009 at 4:01, Allen Esterson wrote:
> Correction: It was Patrick Dolan, not Stephen Black, who posted the link
> to Ari Brouillette's satirical review of *The Secret*.
>
> I misinterpreted Ken Steele's writing "As good as Stephen Black" when
> introducing another review by Brouillette.
Along with Beth, it appeared that the dog was having a seizure or mini
convulsions.? From what I seen, it did not look like sleepwalking.
Albert Bramante
Union County College
albrama...@aol.com
-Original Message-
From: Beth Benoit
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (T
I thought it looked like the poor dog was having a petit mal seizure. The
rictus of his mouth looked especially suspicious. I'd suspect a brain tumor
or something organic.Beth Benoit
Granite State College
Plymouth State University
New Hampshire
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Linda Walsh wrote
If this is a "new trick" in what looks to be an old dog, then I think
that is a reasonable diagnosis Miguel. If, on the other hand, this
behavior was present even when he was a pup it would be harder to say
although sleepwalking I believe is pretty rare in older individuals.
Thanks for the clip
Allen:
I am sorry to have mislead you. I meant the prose was as
carefully crafted as Stephen's (and other writers on tips).
Allen Esterson wrote:
Correction: It was Patrick Dolan, not Stephen Black, who posted the link to
Ari Brouillette's satirical review of *The Secret*.
I misinterpre
Correction: It was Patrick Dolan, not Stephen Black, who posted the link to
Ari Brouillette's satirical review of *The Secret*.
I misinterpreted Ken Steele's writing "As good as Stephen Black" when
introducing another review by Brouillette.
Allen Esterson
Former lecturer, Science Department
Sout
Joan Warmbold wrote of a critical review of *The Secret*:
>It is so gratifying and important to realize that there
>actually is intelligent life out there beyond special
>and unique world of the TIPS listserv!
Further evidence for this comes from the fact that there are 234 responses
to Ari Broui
The two "reviews" cited by Stephen Black and Ken Steele respectively were
the work of one Ari Brouillette, who evidently specialises in satirical
postings on Amazon. His full oeuvre can be seen here:
http://tinyurl.com/8vdp3w
Not to be missed is his definitive review of the riveting *The 2007-2012
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