Essays on Traditional Knowledge

Abstract

The most crucial goal that has been targeted in all research studies in the past few years has been toward prevention of problems. The scientific method is a stringent and proven procedure, which can be used to determine the most probable evidence to back up an environmental phenomenon. The proposition is usually made in a cause-and-effect phenomenon. Such a proposition is known as a ‘hypothesis’. The method used for testing the hypothesis is termed ‘experimentation’. This procedure is comprised of five elementary and significant steps. The most salient aspect that renders the scientific methods most popular is the fact ...

Medicine

Stakeholders Stakeholders in a business environment are not merely those who have a stake in the profitability of the business entity. Seen in the expanded framework of corporate social responsibility, stakeholders are all parties affected by the behavior of a corporation; this may include stockholders, employees, customers and the public at large (Shaw, 2014, p. 160).

Key Characteristics of Stakeholders

Stakeholders may be internal to the organization or may be outside it. The level of knowledge of stakeholders regarding the company policies may vary from minimal to comprehensive. Their attitude towards the organization may be positive, neutral or antagonistic. The stakeholder’s self-interest in the ...

Impact of Globalization

Proposal Requirements The onset of globalization has drastically changed the lives of millions of people worldwide. Latin America is no exception. In the last three decades, the process of globalization has dynamically altered various aspects of life – economics, politics, and social endeavors, among others – in the most unprecedented ways (Denis & Heyck, p. 2). It has changed the old geo political systems and economic boundaries, including business and social structures and political institutions. For one, structural agencies such as the World Bank, the IMF, and the multinational companies have affected the Latin American nations like no other (p. 3). ...

The book “New Worlds, Ancient Texts: The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery” whose main author was Anthony Grafton, mainly discusses various arguments made concerning the validity of knowledge, facts and beliefs that existed between the 13th and 16th century.

The book consists of five chapters. In each chapter, Grafton explains how the emergence of new world scholars, brought about a sense of doubt and scrutiny among people, concerning the credibility of doctrines that had been written by the classical and ancient scholars who had lived in the years before the 13th century. Throughout his book, Grafton ...