Stelology

The Study of the stelmaschuk family.

Bro daphatboi must have a degree in stelology.

by Elithesigma January 28, 2024

Smeshology

Scientific discipline for the study of smesh. Founding father of this branch: Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov, son of Abdulmanap Magomedovich Nurmagomedov.

Todays class of smeshology was so tiring. I can't do this shit anymore.

We have an exam in smeshology next week. Did you study.

Maannnnn, I didn't study at all for smeshology.

by Kebabsalibabs April 3, 2024

ancient methology

Medieval Greek/Roman science/biological-fantasy fiction written by supposedly-learned scholars who were merely trippin' out on drugs during their periods of scroll-writing, and so their fantastical hieroglyphic tales came primarily from just their own deranged-brain ramblings, rather than being rooted in any historical facts or beliefs.

I have never understood why ancient methology should be a required subject in high school --- what earthly use to the average American is knowledge of morbid-fairly-tale stuff that was written down many centuries ago, especially when it originated in a far-off country and wasn't even true to begin with??

by QuacksO March 3, 2017

Critical Ethology

The application of critical theory to the study of animal behavior—examining how assumptions about nature, instinct, and hierarchy in ethology reflect human social structures and power relations. Critical Ethology asks: Are animal behavior studies projecting human social norms onto animals? Do concepts like "dominance hierarchies" naturalize human inequality? How does the choice of which animals to study and which behaviors to emphasize reflect cultural biases? Critical Ethology doesn't reject ethology; it insists that studying animals is also studying ourselves, and that we should be aware of what we're projecting. It's ethology with the mirror held up to the observer.

Critical Ethology "They studied wolf packs and found 'alpha males'—then used that to justify human hierarchy. Critical Ethology asks: did they find nature, or did they find what they were looking for? Later research showed wolf packs are families, not dominance contests. The science reflected the society, not the other way around. Critical Ethology keeps us honest about what we're projecting onto animals."

by Dumu The Void March 3, 2026

Marxist Ethology

The application of Marxist analysis to the study of animal behavior—examining how concepts of nature, instinct, and hierarchy reflect class relations and how animal studies might illuminate or obscure human social dynamics. Marxist Ethology asks: Do ethological concepts like "territoriality" naturalize private property? Does focus on "competition" reflect capitalist ideology? How might a materialist analysis of animal behavior differ from idealist or individualist approaches? Marxist Ethology doesn't reduce animals to economics; it insists that how we study animals reflects how we think about society, and that a class analysis can illuminate both.

"They study animal 'territoriality' as if it explains human property. Marxist Ethology asks: isn't property a social relation, not a biological drive? Projecting capitalist categories onto animals then using animals to justify capitalism is circular. A materialist analysis would ask different questions: about cooperation, about resources, about survival. Marxism isn't just for humans; it's for understanding how we understand everything."

by Dumu The Void March 3, 2026

Leftist Ethology

A broad leftist approach to ethology—examining how animal behavior studies can be informed by leftist values: cooperation, equality, anti-hierarchy, and ecological awareness. Leftist Ethology asks: What if we studied animals not for lessons about competition, but for lessons about cooperation? What if we questioned hierarchy rather than naturalizing it? What if ethology served ecological understanding rather than capitalist ideology? Leftist Ethology doesn't impose politics on science; it notices that all science has political implications, and asks what kind of politics we want our science to serve.

"They study alpha wolves to justify human hierarchy. Leftist Ethology studies cooperative breeding, mutual aid, and egalitarian animal societies. Same animals, different questions. Science isn't neutral; it reflects values. Leftist values ask different questions and find different answers. Ethology can serve domination or liberation; leftist ethology chooses liberation."

by Dumu The Void March 3, 2026

Cooperative Ethology

The study of animal behavior with a specific focus on how creatures work together, rather than compete. While traditional ethology might ask "Why do they fight?", cooperative ethology asks "How do they manage not to?". It examines the mechanisms of reciprocity, mutual aid, and collective action in the animal kingdom—from wolves hunting in packs to fish cleaning stations. It's the science of "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours," revealing that nature isn't just red in tooth and claw, but also green in teamwork and symbiosis.

Example: "Watching the ants form a living bridge so others could cross, I realized cooperative ethology has more to teach my team about collaboration than any corporate workshop ever could."

by Dumu The Void March 11, 2026