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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 Arnold Bregt Wageningen University
Outline • Short history • Types of propositions • Topics not allowed • Character of a proposition • Examples
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
Summary • About your own research (2) • About different scientific field (2-4) • About a socially relevant topic (2)
Topics not allowed • On beliefs, god or religion • On living people • About the Queen
Character of a proposition • One sentence • It must be original (No quotations from others) • You can defend it • It is possible to attack it
Proposition: Own research • Particle size is an important factor determining health effects of dust(this thesis).
Propositions: General science • All models are wrong, some are useful. by George E. P. Box
Propositions: General science • High nutrition is deadly • (Koubova,J & Guarente, L. (2003) Genes Dev 17, 313-321
Propositions: General science • The disciplinary fragmentation of science hampers scientific solutions to complex global problems.
Proposition society • Fear is fuel for politics
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)
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