User talk:TimRJordan/sandbox/Approaches to Knowledge/2020-21/Seminar group 4/History

The section on 'The Evolution of Beauty within the Arts' is really nicely written (!) but I'm not sure whether rhetorical questions are appropriate in a Wikipedia article (unless they are quotations)? According to an explanatory supplement to Wikipedia's Manual of Style guideline: "As with exclamation marks, question marks (?) should also generally only be used if they occur in direct quotations; do not pose rhetorical questions for the reader." Vkwzw (discuss • contribs) 19:35, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, thank you for this advice, I have changed it now. I am so used to writing English Literature essays that focus on a developing point based on opinions and "what the reader thinks" that this was a very new academic endeavour. purplerain24 (discuss • contribs) 07:29, 9th of November 2020 (UTC)

QUESTION about referencing: Hi everyone! Should we use the same reference system for all our inputs? Which one are you using? Whygrowup (discuss • contribs) 14:56, 19 October 2020 (UTC) I think we all have to use the Vancouver referencing style! Mouxy73 (discuss • contribs) 11:15, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

I agree with the user above. I have the same concern about 'the history of psychology as a branch of medicine'. It's nicely written but sometimes the information comes across as opinionated rather than factual. Jigamaree (discuss • contribs) 14:57, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Could a definition at the beginning of the section on artificial intelligence be useful for the reader? Very nicely written but just wondered if that would be a helpful transition in the introduction. purplerain24 (discuss • contribs) 11:18, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

I've been reading the History of Digital Anthropology, and I find the topic quite interesting, however it feels like it is cut short: it speaks more of what digital anthropology studies than the history of the discipline. How has it become a discipline? Is it accepted as a seperate discipline today? Do universities teach it as a seperate degree?

In 'History of Material Culture,' I noticed that you cited Wikipedia itself. However, according to the page below, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Academic_use#:~:text=Wikipedia%20is%20ideal%20in%20these,source%20yourself%20before%20citing%20it, it is not recommended to do this, unfortunately. Instead, you could have a look at the sources the Wikipedia page has cited and use them. --Banksy2020 (discuss • contribs) 17:30, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your contribution I changed it! Majb324 (discuss • contribs) 15:50, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

'The History of Psychology as a Branch of Medicine' is very informative, however I found that some improvement of the structure could help to clarify the main argument. Below I have suggested a restructuring of the first paragraph to consider. This is merely a suggestion and does by no means have to be the final structure.

'Psychology can be simply defined as the study of experience and behaviour according to Sonja Hunt in The relationship between psychology and medicine, which makes a common point with medicine: an interest in human functioning. The involvement of psychology in medicine has not been continuous or unanimously encouraged, and the interdependence between body and mind was questioned throughout the centuries with in parallel the interdependence between psychology and medicine. Mind and body were believed to be linked in Ancient times. The saying "Mens sana in corpore sano", which is a quote from Juvenal in Satires, is still used today. This citation demonstrates the importance in people’s mind of, in order to be well, not only be in a good physical shape but also in a good state of mind. However, the link between these two disciplines was questioned when the view on Man changed: body and mind became two distinct areas of study in the 17th century, especially due to the work of Descartes (Mediationes de Prima philosophia, Meditation VI). This is a different trajectory from psychiatry which can be considered as the medical form of psychology because it uses prescriptions and medicines, psychology itself has come to be a medical discipline. ' --Banksy2020 (discuss • contribs) 18:13, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your suggestion, the restructuring is a good idea so I'll modify the first paragraph! Mouxy73 (discuss • contribs) 13:23, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

In regards to the Logic essay, I would like to make the following suggestions: - I think that logic is an excellent option for a degree subject but your essay falls short on the analysis of why this would be the case. You describe the history of the discipline clearly placing it within a canon of knowledge however, the future of logic as a discipline is not usefully projected.purplerain24 (discuss • contribs) 11:18, 9th of November 2020 (UTC)