Is Clio Still Sexist?

How Sexist is Aristotle's Developmental Biology?

Th e aim of this paper is to evaluate the level of gender bias in Aristotle’s Generation of Animals while exercising due care in the analysis of its arguments. I argue that while the GA theory is clearly sexist, the traditional interpretation fails to diagnose the problem correctly. Th e traditional interpretation focuses on three main sources of evidence: (1) Aristotle’s claim that the female ...

Clio Medica

joint major in the history of pharmacy and the history of science) at the University of Wisconsin. He joined the Smithsonian Institution in 1959. Given for the first time in 1962, the Edward Kremers Award honours the memory of Edward Kremers (1865-1941), pioneer of American pharmaceutical education, distinguished American historian of pharmacy, and one of the founders of the American Institute ...

is ddh still a problem?

developmental dysplasia of the hip (ddh) is the most frequent developmental disorder of the locomotor system. it is detected among 0.1–5.2% of newborns (1, 2). this might be the reason, that there is a high interest to detect ddh cases as early as possible. undetected or late cases lead to catastrophes for the patient and family. limping, leg length discrepancy, pain, frequent operations and so...

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Anthropology of Sleep Carol M. Worthman Anthropology aims to document and understand the full sweep of human diversity. As such, an anthropological account of sleep should include evolutionary, comparative, and descriptive cultural and biobehavioral evidence about the what, why, and so what of this most common of behaviors. Yet the account is incomplete because anthropology, so concerned with p...

Are Evolutionary Processes Sexist??