:Contents/Technology and applied sciences Wikipedia's contents: Technology and applied sciences Technology is an expanded concept that deals with a species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt to its environment. In human civilization, it is a consequence of science and engineering, although several technological advances predate the formalization of these two disciplines. The term can either be applied generally or to specific areas – examples include construction technology, medical technology, or state-of-the-art technology. Applied science is the application of knowledge from one or more natural scientific fields to solving practical problems. Applied science – application of scientific knowledge transferred into a physical environment. Technology – making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. Technologies and applied sciences
:Contents/Society and social sciences Wikipedia's contents: Society and social sciences A society is a group of people who form a semi-closed system. At its simplest, the term society refers to a large group of people sharing their own culture and institutions. The social science are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. Society – group of people sharing the same geographical or virtual territory and therefore subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Community – group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household.
:Contents/History and events Wikipedia's contents: History and events History is the interpretation of past events, societies and civilizations. The term history comes from the Greekhistoria (ἱστορία), "an account of one's inquiries," and shares that etymology with the English word story as narrative. The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica stated that "history in the wider sense is all that has happened, not merely all the phenomena of human life, but those of the natural world as well. It is everything that undergoes change; and as modern science has shown that there is nothing absolutely static, therefore, the whole universe, and every part of it, has its history." History (timelines) – records of past events and the way things were.
:Contents/Philosophy and thinking Wikipedia's contents: Philosophy and thinking Philosophy has almost as many definitions as there have been philosophers, both as a subject matter and an activity, and no simple definition can do it justice. The issue of the definition of philosophy is thus a controversial subject that is nowadays tackled by Metaphilosophy (or the philosophy of philosophy). The word is derived from the ancient Greek words philo-, to love or to befriend, and -sophia, wisdom. Philosophy – The study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Thought – mental or intellectual activity involving an individual's subjective consciousness. Neuroscience – scientific study of the nervous system.Psychology – science of behavior and mental processes.
:Contents/Culture and the arts Wikipedia's contents: Culture and the arts Culture and the arts The arts are a vast subdivision of culture, composed of many creative endeavors and disciplines. Art, in its broadest meaning, is the expression of creativity or imagination. Culture – set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that define a group of people, such as the people of a particular region.
:Contents/Outlines Wikipedia's contents: Outlines Culture and the arts (see in all page types) Culture – set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that define a group of people, such as the people of a particular region. Culture includes the elements that characterize a particular peoples' way of life. The arts – vast subdivision of culture, composed of many creative endeavors and disciplines. Geography and places (see in all page types) Geography Continents and major geopolitical regions (non-continents are italicized) Africa • Antarctica • Asia • Europe • North America • Oceania (includes Australia) • South America Political divisions of the World, arranged by continent or major geopolitical region Africa West Africa Benin • Burkina Faso • Cape Verde • Gambia • Ghana • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) • Liberia • Mali • Mauritania • Niger • Nigeria (Rivers State) • Senegal • Sierra Leone • Togo North Africa Central Africa East Africa Southern Africa Dependencies Mayotte (France) • St.
Category:Esotericism Subcategories This category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total. Pages in category "Esotericism" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total. Category:Main topic classifications From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Contents portal This is a list of Wikipedia's major topic classifications. They are used throughout Wikipedia to organize the presentation of links to articles in its various reference systems, including Wikipedia's overviews, outlines, glossaries, lists, portals, indices, and categories. The top level of Wikipedia's overall category system, including both articles and other project pages, is Category:Contents. NOTE: The purpose of this category is to group major topic classifications in one place, for greater ease and for reference of users and editors of Wikipedia. Therefore, please do not remove entries from this category merely because they are subtopics of other entries here. This category has the following 41 subcategories, out of 41 total.