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  • in the face of communal group think of whatever kind. An important aspect in Popper's thinking is the notion that the truth can be lost. Critical attitude...
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  • 1954 as the Society for the Advancement of General Systems Theory, and started in 1955/56, the Society for General Systems Research became the first interdisciplinary...
    11 KB (1,012 words) - 01:48, 19 June 2024
  • psychologist Jean Piaget was of the impression that children were not capable of critical thinking until age 11 or 12, the experience of many philosophers [who...
    35 KB (4,451 words) - 15:19, 26 May 2024
  • Absent reflection and critical thinking, information can actually become "non-knowledge", that which is false or inaccurate. The anticipated Semantic Web...
    11 KB (1,386 words) - 14:47, 7 June 2024
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    knowledge-based. During the latter decades of the 20th century and into the 21st century, society evolved through technology advancements at an accelerated...
    42 KB (4,639 words) - 08:19, 1 August 2024
  • het Paranormale ("Study Circle for the Critical Evaluation of Pseudoscience and the Paranormal"), but in practice only the abbreviation is used. Saunders...
    11 KB (302 words) - 22:49, 20 January 2023
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    understanding simple and complex systems in nature and society, which leads to the advancements of formal, natural, social, and applied attributions throughout...
    11 KB (1,038 words) - 20:49, 28 June 2024
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    on 25 September 1994, the ECSO aims to co-ordinate activities of European organisations and individuals that aim at critically investigating pseudoscientific...
    27 KB (1,858 words) - 16:09, 14 December 2023
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    method of thinking imposed from an external source without objection by the individual because it is already widely accepted by society. Legacy thinking can...
    72 KB (8,597 words) - 20:19, 30 July 2024
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    Carl Mitcham (category Philosophers of technology)
    Association for the Advancement of Science (1994–2000) and on expert study groups for the European Commission (2009 and 2012). Awards include the Abbot Payson...
    5 KB (600 words) - 22:02, 12 February 2024
  • The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) is an American professional organization of psychiatrists dedicated to shaping psychiatric thinking...
    10 KB (1,264 words) - 20:55, 23 April 2024
  • it was known as the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA). The current Chief Executive is Katherine Mathieson. The BSA's mission is...
    83 KB (8,131 words) - 10:27, 22 May 2024
  • motivational force for societal participation, guiding collective efforts toward the realization of an envisioned ideal society. Dystopian thinking can similarly...
    35 KB (4,128 words) - 00:01, 24 April 2024
  • spiritual advancement, or some exceptional talent or insight that sets the leader and/or group apart from humanity, and that allows a reinterpretation of historical...
    9 KB (1,034 words) - 15:49, 5 July 2024
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    Max Horkheimer (category Critical theorists)
    philosopher and sociologist who was famous for his work in critical theory as a member of the Frankfurt School of social research. Horkheimer addressed authoritarianism...
    34 KB (4,081 words) - 13:05, 5 June 2024
  • Crawford posing various questions for the critical study of big data and recognizing its potential threatening impacts on society and culture. It was not until...
    26 KB (3,506 words) - 16:51, 23 July 2024
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    of free, critical thinking. He details the difference between objective, subjective and instrumental reason, and states that we have moved from the former...
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    Progress (redirect from Human Advancement)
    desired state. It is central to the philosophy of progressivism, which interprets progress as the set of advancements in technology, science, and social...
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  • together at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Palo Alto to discuss the creation of a "society for the advancement of General Systems...
    54 KB (6,130 words) - 05:07, 31 July 2024
  • Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) is an organization in the United States devoted to the advancement of science, funding research projects in the physical...
    22 KB (1,123 words) - 20:40, 26 October 2023
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