User talk:JREverest/sandbox/Approaches to Knowledge/2020-21/Seminar group 5/History

@ The History of Translation
I find your topic so interesting because it relates to mine so closely. Translation was the start of Religious Studies as a discipline so that people could access religions that were not their own. Translation probably had a similar affect on many disciplines! You could write a sentence about how it both has the history that you talked about and affected the history and formation of so many other disciplines :)

Basc.blue (discuss • contribs) 17:29, 18 October 2020 (UTC)


 * @Basc.blue Yes! I just read your section about the History of Religious Studies and the disciplines we've chosen have had very similar histories. It's clear that Religious Studies has had influences from and on multiple disciplines but I was wondering if there has been any cultural/societal impact on Religious Studies in recent years, similar to the cultural turn in Translation Studies, given that people now more openly criticise religion. Or does it remain unaffected by this? Would be interesting! :) Djungelskog1 (discuss • contribs) 22:25, 19 October 2020 (UTC)


 * My original intention was actually to speak about this as my topic and then I found myself going further back in time! I find how culture has affected the discipline very interesting. I may add something at the end! :) Basc.blue (discuss • contribs) 10:09, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

@Undercoverfrench
Hi Undercoverfrench, I'm interested by the subject of your contribution although I don't really understand exactly what 'discipline' you are writing about. If you could help me understand I would be interested in doing a little bit more research about exactly what discipline results from the association of Data Science and Human Rights. Did you mean the study of Data Science with consideration of Human Rights so as not to breach any of them? Or something else? Thanks for letting me know! AurelieJane (discuss • contribs) 12:25, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

@The History of Sustainable Architecture
I found this section particularly engaging, as I had never considered Sustainable Architecture a discipline in itself. It seems to be a considerably new discipline, as according to your research it emerged in the 20th century. It would be interesting to consider the future of this discipline, in relation to the future of climate change and climate action. Will all architecture in the following years aim to minimise the negative impact on the environment, thus, becoming sustainable architecture? Ivoryallen (discuss • contribs) 12:31, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

@BonSchlonzo
Hi ! i really liked your text, and I wanted to do some further reading on it, but I would have liked to view the sources that you used. Could you add the references you used? Undercoverfrench (discuss • contribs) 16:44, 19 October 2020 (UTC)


 * @Undercoverfrench Hi really sorry for the late reply, but I have added all references now, let me know if you want further references as well, as I have plenty saved on my laptop. BonSchlonzo (discuss • contribs) 17:42, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

@The History of Sustainable Architecture
Your contribution on the history of sustainable architecture is closely linked to my subject, the history of environmental science. As you very rightfully state, the development and construction of sustainable architectural buildings has been increasing over the years. We see that especially in Paris, with the city’s project, “Le Grand Paris”. This development project aims to favour the construction of eco-friendly buildings, as architects are required to select materials that protect the environment. Likewise, the energy supply systems of these buildings have been designed in order to minimize energy consumption.

On the other hand, we have another construction project, which seems to be going against the general trend and direction that sustainable architecture is taking. This is Neom, the prince Mohammed ben Salmane ben Abdelazize Al Saoud’s futuristic city project, in which exuberance and extravagance are everywhere. This impressive project obviously sells dreams to the public, but clearly goes against the discipline and aim of sustainable architecture.

Even if we see a general public awareness regarding the need for sustainability, do you believe that the population is truly willing to sacrifice their quest for "always more" and put aside all these luxuries for their ecological ideals?
 * We can perhaps also do a parallel with the lock-down during the Corona Virus pandemic. Many believed that this isolation would change our lifestyles towards a more minimalist and sustainable way of living, but what we may see rather tends to support a return to mass consumption. This leads us to reflect on the discipline's future...Mathildem16 (discuss • contribs) 23:58, 24 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Even though your contribution on the history of sustainable architecture is not close to my subject at all, I really liked your approach and the structure of your text which made me being interested in it. One little thing you might be able to add to aid the understanding of the background of green architecture, would be to explain a little around how the different disciplines you mentioned (Arts, Humanities, Sciences) contributed to the creation and origin of green architecture. BonSchlonzo (discuss • contribs) 17:42, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

@The History of Psychology
I adjusted your first sentence of ‘Founding of the discipline’ to make it sound more factual and avoid unintentional plagiarism. Please check if it is ok. Also, while going through the references you gave, I noticed that reference 5 and 7 were identical. Could you check if you wish to refer to two different sources or use the same number in both places.--Lucky Lilac Lion (discuss • contribs) 21:59, 20 October 2020 (UTC)


 * @LuckyLilacLion Thank you! I have made this edit and appreciate your attention to detail. --Ivoryallen (discuss • contribs) 13:36, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

@The History of Behavioral Economics: Merging Economics and Psychology
@Boschlonzo Such an interesting topic! In the first part about the need to relate psychology with rational economic models in order to predict economic decisions made in the market system of our society; I believe that you can maybe mention the rise of behavioural capitalism. Regarding Andreas Herteux, the latter is closely linked to technological development and its exploitation of human behaviour as a production factor for goods and services. We can observe that technological developments has led to new business models that have gained such influences that they developed a new market system (independent form of capitalism), permanently shaping human cognition. (Our behavioural data are used through a rational approach (algorithms) in order to create pattern and predict economic decisions) Thank you for the reading, your section was very rewarding!


 * Thanks, this is a great contribution, I will have a deeper look into this now and then edit it as soon as I gained more knowledge around it. I will let you know here as soon as I have done so! BonSchlonzo (discuss • contribs) 19:18, 9 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks again UCLqevy for your contribution, I just have read a whole article about it by Bruce R. Scott, very interesting! However, in my opinion the whole topic is actually quite big and would need to be discussed individually and does not fit into the exact spectrum of behaviour economics. Let me know if you want to discuss this discipline/topic individually, I would be looking forward! Thanks again! BonSchlonzo (discuss • contribs) 13:55, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

@The History of Environmental Science
Good afternoon,

I read your text about the History of Environmental Science and it was really interesting. I always thought that Environmental Science was a subdiscipline of Natural Science and I’m happy to know that it isn’t anymore the case. So today, is it still possible to be graduate as a Environmental Science undergraduate?

I think it would have been interesting to learn more about the development of Environmental Sciences a degree. For example, do you think that with the recent climate protests, more young people are starting a career in Environmental Science. Environmental science as a discipline in itself is the real example that disciplines are deeply affected by social change and that public debate shapes disciplines.

Jadaireu (discuss • contribs) 15:45, 3 November 2020 (UTC)