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Propositions

Propositions. Arnold Bregt Wageningen University. Outline. Short history Types of propositions Topics not allowed Character of a proposition Examples. Short history propositions. From m iddle ages to mid 1800 mainly propositions Different schools and verbal skills are important

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Propositions

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  1. Propositions Arnold Bregt Wageningen University

  2. Outline • Short history • Types of propositions • Topics not allowed • Character of a proposition • Examples

  3. Short history propositions • From middle ages to mid 1800 mainly propositions • Different schools and verbal skills are important • 1876 new law on Higher education in NL • PhD based on a PhD thesis • After 1945 Propositions on societal issues

  4. Summary • About your own research (2) • About different scientific field (2-4) • About a socially relevant topic (2)

  5. Topics not allowed • On beliefs, god or religion • On living people • About the Queen

  6. Character of a proposition • One sentence • It must be original (No quotations from others) • You can defend it • It is possible to attack it

  7. Proposition: Own research • Particle size is an important factor determining health effects of dust(this thesis).

  8. Propositions: General science • All models are wrong, some are useful. by George E. P. Box

  9. Propositions: General science • High nutrition is deadly • (Koubova,J & Guarente, L. (2003) Genes Dev 17, 313-321

  10. Propositions: General science • The disciplinary fragmentation of science hampers scientific solutions to complex global problems.

  11. Proposition society • Fear is fuel for politics

  12. Propostion society A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately they don't have a J.O.B. LUBNA RAZZAQ, Universiteit Leiden (2011)

  13. Link tip • www.hora-est.nl

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