18 Questions
Who developed the techniques of descriptive linguistics and theorized on the ways in which language shapes our perceptions of the world?
Franz Boas
Which ancient Babylonian king is known for the Code of Hammurabi?
Hammurabi
Who was the French philosopher who advanced the first definition of sociology?
Auguste Comte
Which Greek philosopher inquired about a wide range of psychological topics around 600 to 300 BC?
Socrates
Who wrote about pleasure and pain, knowledge, beauty, desire, free will, motivation, common sense, rationality, memory, and the subjective nature of perception?
Plato
Which Greek philosopher is associated with the field of epistemology?
Plato
Who is credited with the publication of 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations'?
Adam Smith
Which ancient civilization made long journeys, recorded observations of strange lands, and created one of the first known maps on a clay tablet in Babylonia?
Phoenicians
During which centuries did an enormous pamphlet literature discuss and develop the implications of economic nationalism (mercantilism)?
15th - 18th centuries
Which social scientist made significant contributions in the medieval period, preceding the emergence of economics as a separate discipline?
Medieval scholastics
Which philosopher is associated with the idea of a 'state of nature' and the concept of natural rights?
John Locke
In which century did linguistics expand to include the study of unwritten languages, particularly in the United States?
20th century
What historical period is known as the 'Age of Enlightenment'?
1700s
Which field of human knowledge deals with all aspects of the group life of human beings?
Social Science
Who believed that reason and science can be used to discover laws about humans and their behaviors, thus laying the foundation for social science?
John Locke
Which area of education deals with the social contexts of learning and the relation of the school to the social order?
Social Science
Which field is most concerned with the basic elements of culture that determine the general patterns of human behavior?
Social Science
'Social Science' is closely related to which field that deals with literature, music, art, and philosophy?
Humanities
Explore the pioneering research of anthropologists Franz Boas and Edward Sapir on unwritten languages and the development of descriptive linguistics. Learn about the systematic study of politics dating back to ancient times, including the Code of Hammurabi.
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