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Evolving humanity: towards a "third way"

Rationality and social wisdom/cohesion clearly play important roles in inquiry, in education, and in human affairs generally.  But there are problems with relying on either alone, and with the two in combination as well.

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Parsing Cancer Metaphors

Scientists, physicians, and patients use metaphors to understand the complex condition called cancer.  These metaphors direct the process of research and treatment.  It is sometimes useful to make explicit existing metaphors and their problems and to suggest new metaphors that might overcome them.  Thinking of cancer in evolutionary rather than military terms offers new possibilities in connection both with research and treatment.

Cancer as a Metaphor:

Karina's picture

Feminism, Or How I Learned to Breathe

Here is my reflection/explanation of my final project:

 

Paul Grobstein's picture

Lecture/Discussion Notes Addendum

Biology 103, Fall, 2009, Bryn Mawr College
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