DISS

• ferdinand de saussure(1857-1913): A swiss linguist. linguistic form is arbitrary. all languages functuon in a similar fashion
• Sociology: 


  Auguste Comte (1798 - 1857)

  • French sociologist

  • Coined the term “sociology”

  • Advocated the application of scientific method to

  social life and positivism.

  • Wrote “Cours de Philosophie Positive” published from

  1830 – 1842 in five volumes.
• Psychology: 


  Wilhelm Wundt (1832 - 1920)

  • German Psychologist

  • Opened the Institute for Experimental

  Psychology at the University of Leipzig in

  Germany in 1879

  • Wrote “Principles of Physiological Psychology.”
• Political Science:

  Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C)

  • Political scientist

  • Laid down the foundation of governance and

  leadership

  • He said “man by nature is a political animal”.

  • He wrote “The Politics”
• Geography:

  Eratosthenes (276 B.C - 194 B.C)

  • Greek geographer

  • Became chief librarian at the Library of

  Alexandria

  • Prepared the earliest maps of the known world
• History:

  Herodotus (484 B.C - 425 B.C)

  • Greek Historian

  • Collected historical materials systematically and

  critically arranged them into a historical narrative.

  • Wrote “Histories” which is the record of ancient

  traditions and culture of Greece, Asia and Africa.
• Economics:

  Adam Smith (1723 - 1790)

  • Founder of Classical School

  • Constructed an explanation on how social

  behavior is regulated

  • Wrote “Wealth of the Nations” in 1776
• Anthropology:


  Edward Burnett Taylor (1832 - 1917)

  • English cultural anthropologist

  • Coined the term “culture”

  • Wrote “Researches into the Early History of

  Mankind and the Development of Civilization"
• History:

  Herodotus (484 B.C - 425 B.C)

  • Greek Historian

  • Collected historical materials systematically and

  critically arranged them into a historical narrative.

  • Wrote “Histories” which is the record of ancient

  traditions and culture of Greece, Asia and Africa.
• Sociology:


  • The intellectual, scientific and industrial revolutions which happened in Europe in the middle of the 19th century led to the development

  of Sociology.

  • Revolutions in Europe brought rapid and radical changes.
• Psychology:

  • Ancient Greek Philosophy such as epistemology, metaphysics, religion and oriental philosophy.

  • Overthecenturies,psychologyandphysiology became increasingly separated.
• Anthropology:

  • Traces its roots from natural history which is the study of plants, animals and humans with reference to their history and native environment.

  • The discovery and contact to new civilizations by European explorers and colonizer.
• History:

  • Medieval and Renaissance periods, History was often studied through a sacred or religious perspective.

  • In the 20th century, academic historians focused lesson epic nationalistic narratives.

  • Digital history has begun to address ways of using computer technology to pose new questions to historical data.
• Economics:

  •Greeks examined wealth

  accumulation and inquiries on whether property should be in the hands of private or public institutions.

  • In medieval times, scholars argued that it was a moral obligations of business to sell goods at a just price.
• Geography:

  •People satisfies their natural curiosity about foreign places and different ways of life.

  • Ancient Greeks made the first contribution to the subject through measuring the earth using grids of meridians.
• Linguistic:

  • It was the old Babylon who first created linguistics texts called Sumerian.

  • HindusalsocreatedtextcalledVedas.

  • The formal study of language began in India.
• Political Science:

  • Began way back to the time of the Ancient Greeks. • HindusalsocreatedtextcalledVedas.

  • The chieftain who headed a village was chosen

  from the ranks of leaders with the power to make laws, judge and execute laws.