Things about Theory

I’ve found the adjustment from a science program to an arts department quite strange. I wouldn’t call it difficult, but it’s definitely very different. For example, the word theory is used a lot in both the sciences and humanities. However, in my opinion it’s used in completely a completely different sense in the arts when compared to the sciences.

In the sciences, not much thought is given to the word itself. You have a research project, you have a hypothesis, you test it, and after much repetition, it becomes a theory.

However, in the humanities the word takes on a different being. It’s a beastly word in the humanities partly because it has so many different definitions to people. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary lists 6 different definitions. 

As a result, when the discussion of whether or not a thing is a theory, which definition are we working with? Are we even on the same page? Does it matter?

 

gars.

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Introduction

Alright, so here I am trying to catch up on posts and I realized that I need to do an introduction. 

So, my name is Garry.  For those of you who have not taken a class with me before this will be interesting. For those of you who have, it’s more of the same.

I have a BSc Psychology degree and my main interests are data visualisation and user interface design. I have a really general background having taken many different courses in many different disciplines ranging from microbiology to classics. 

As for technical skills, I’m really good with html/css. And I have an introductory level of experience with java. 

In huco, I’ve so far taken lis 598, huco 500, and des 493. 

I also have atrocious spelling. 

gars.

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