J. Michael Straczynski
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Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) is an award-winning American writer/producer of television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. He is also a playwright, journalist and author of a well-regarded tome on scriptwriting. He was the creator, executive producer and head writer for the science fiction TV series Babylon 5 and its spin-off Crusade. Straczynski wrote 91 out of the 110 Babylon 5 episodes, notably including an unbroken 59-episode run through all of the third and fourth seasons, and all but one episode of the fifth season. He also wrote the four Babylon 5 (abbreviation: B5) TV movies produced alongside the series.
He is also a participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984.[1][2]
Straczynski is often credited as being the first TV producer ("show runner" in Hollywood parlance) to directly engage with fans on the Internet,[1][2] and have their comments affect the look and feel of his shows (see Babylon 5's use of the Internet). Two of the more prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Straczynski is a graduate of San Diego State University (SDSU), having earned Bachelor's degrees in psychology and sociology (with minors in philosophy and literature). While at SDSU, he wrote prolifically for the student newspaper, The Daily Aztec, at times penning so many articles that the paper was jokingly referred to as the "Daily Joe." Straczynski currently resides in the Los Angeles area.
Straczynski's professional name is J. Michael Straczynski, although informally he goes by "Joe". In print, and particularly on Usenet, he is often referred to by his initials JMS or as The Great Maker (a Babylon 5 in-joke).
According to the jacket bio for the first edition of his scriptwriting text (see Print below), Straczynski had a play produced when he was 17, a sitcom produced when he was 21, and sold his first movie script when he was 24. By the age of 28, he had credits that included television and film scripts, radio scripts for Alien Worlds[8] and the Mutual Broadcasting System, a dozen plays, and more than 150 newspaper and magazine articles. He had also been teaching his craft for several years at various lectures and seminars in California and elsewhere.
He also spent five years co-hosting the Hour 25 radio talk show on KPFK-FM Los Angeles with Larry DiTillio.
Straczynski created and executive produced Jeremiah, loosely based on the Belgian post-apocalyptic comic of the same name, writing 19 of the 35 episodes.
A partial chronological list of Straczynski's other television credits:
In 2004, Straczynski was approached by Paramount Studios to become a producer of the series. He declined, believing that he would not be allowed to take the show in the direction he felt it should go. He did write a treatment for a new Star Trek series with colleague Bryce Zabel.[9]
In 2005, Straczynski began the process of publishing his Babylon 5 scripts.[10]
He has also written considerably for radio drama, including the series The City of Dreams for scifi.com and an original 20-part radio drama series entitled The Adventures of Apocalypse Al for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that will debut in 2007.
On June 27, 2006, Variety reported that Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have purchased the rights to Straczynski's thriller The Changeling, with Ron Howard originally slated to helm the picture. However, Howard dropped out of the directing-chores, due to scheduling conflicts. On March 8, 2007, Variety reported that Clint Eastwood will direct the film, with Angelina Jolie slated to star.[11]
In August 2006, another original Straczynski screenplay, entitled Borrowed Lives, was purchased by Touchstone Pictures, and is now in pre-production development.[12]
Joe Straczynski was also hired to write a feature film based on the story of King David for Universal in 2006 by producers Erwin Stoff and Akiva Goldsman.
Straczynski announced on February 23, 2007 that he has been hired to write the feature film adaptation of Max Brooks's New York Times-bestselling novel World War Z for Universal Pictures and Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B.
In June 2007 it had been announced that he had written the feature screenplay for the Silver Surfer movie for Fox, depending on the success of the . Additionally, he is developing a script called They Marched Into Sunlight based upon a story by Paul Greengrass for Greengrass to direct the film should it get a greenlight.[13]
Print
Straczynski has also been a journalist, reviewer, and investigative reporter, publishing over 500 articles in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Writer's Digest, Penthouse, San Diego Magazine, Twilight Zone Magazine, the San Diego Reader, the Los Angeles Reader and Time.
Straczynski wrote The Complete Book of Scriptwriting (ISBN 1-85286-882-1), often used as a text in introductory screenwriting courses,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20] and now in its third edition.
Straczynski's work for Marvel includes:
His awards include two Hugo Awards, the Ray Bradbury Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, a Saturn Award, the E Pluribus Unum Award from the American Cinema Foundation, the Eisner Award, the Inkpot Award, and three technical Emmy Awards (for Babylon 5). He has also received an Eagle Award, and two awards from the Space Frontier Foundation.
An asteroid, discovered in 1992 at the Kitt Peak National Observatory, was honorarily named 8379 Straczynski.[25]
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He is also a participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984.[1][2]
Straczynski is often credited as being the first TV producer ("show runner" in Hollywood parlance) to directly engage with fans on the Internet,[1][2] and have their comments affect the look and feel of his shows (see Babylon 5's use of the Internet). Two of the more prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Straczynski is a graduate of San Diego State University (SDSU), having earned Bachelor's degrees in psychology and sociology (with minors in philosophy and literature). While at SDSU, he wrote prolifically for the student newspaper, The Daily Aztec, at times penning so many articles that the paper was jokingly referred to as the "Daily Joe." Straczynski currently resides in the Los Angeles area.
Straczynski's professional name is J. Michael Straczynski, although informally he goes by "Joe". In print, and particularly on Usenet, he is often referred to by his initials JMS or as The Great Maker (a Babylon 5 in-joke).
Early years
Straczynski hails initially from Paterson, New Jersey, but has also lived in Newark, New Jersey; Kankakee, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Chula Vista, California, where he graduated high school; and San Diego, California. [5]. Straczynski's family was Catholic of Eastern European descent. His family was from historical Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth territory in Carpathian Mountains. He refers to his background as Byelorussian, White Russian and Polish, but it's probably Polish (Catholic religion and historical Polish territories) with some Belarusian-Ruthenian origins. His grandparents fled to America from the Russian revolution, his father was born in the US, but lived in Germany and Poland. The family's name might be originally Strączyński with Polish diacritic signs (it's a common Polish surname).[6][7]According to the jacket bio for the first edition of his scriptwriting text (see Print below), Straczynski had a play produced when he was 17, a sitcom produced when he was 21, and sold his first movie script when he was 24. By the age of 28, he had credits that included television and film scripts, radio scripts for Alien Worlds[8] and the Mutual Broadcasting System, a dozen plays, and more than 150 newspaper and magazine articles. He had also been teaching his craft for several years at various lectures and seminars in California and elsewhere.
He also spent five years co-hosting the Hour 25 radio talk show on KPFK-FM Los Angeles with Larry DiTillio.
Television and radio
Straczynski started in television in 1983, working on various animated shows and then in live action, quickly working his way from staff writer to executive producer, culminating in his most famous television work: Babylon 5, which won two Emmy Awards, back-to-back Hugo Awards, and dozens of other awards. He wrote 91 out of Babylon 5's 110 episodes, as well as the pilot and five television movies. The character-driven space opera is also notable for its five year story arc, emphasis on realism, and its pioneering, extensive use of CGI for its special effects. Straczynski was also creator and executive producer of B5's thirteen-episode sequel series, Crusade, for which he wrote 10 of the 13 episodes.Straczynski created and executive produced Jeremiah, loosely based on the Belgian post-apocalyptic comic of the same name, writing 19 of the 35 episodes.
A partial chronological list of Straczynski's other television credits:
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - Staff Writer; specifically writing 8 episodes
- - Staff Writer
- Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors - Staff Writer, specifically writing 11-14 episodes
- The Real Ghostbusters - Story Editor; writer of 21 episodes and one Special
- Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future - Executive Story Editor; writer of 13 episodes
- The New Twilight Zone - Story Editor; writer of 11 episodes
- Jake and the Fatman - Executive Story Editor; writer of 5 episodes
- Murder, She Wrote - Co-Producer; writer of 7 episodes
- Walker Texas Ranger - Supervising Producer; writer of 1 episode (left show to do B5).
In 2004, Straczynski was approached by Paramount Studios to become a producer of the series. He declined, believing that he would not be allowed to take the show in the direction he felt it should go. He did write a treatment for a new Star Trek series with colleague Bryce Zabel.[9]
In 2005, Straczynski began the process of publishing his Babylon 5 scripts.[10]
He has also written considerably for radio drama, including the series The City of Dreams for scifi.com and an original 20-part radio drama series entitled The Adventures of Apocalypse Al for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that will debut in 2007.
Film
Straczynski has also worked on feature film and television movies. Outside of the six (to date) Babylon 5 films, he wrote the award-winning adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, for the Showtime network, and a Murder, She Wrote movie, , which he also produced.On June 27, 2006, Variety reported that Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have purchased the rights to Straczynski's thriller The Changeling, with Ron Howard originally slated to helm the picture. However, Howard dropped out of the directing-chores, due to scheduling conflicts. On March 8, 2007, Variety reported that Clint Eastwood will direct the film, with Angelina Jolie slated to star.[11]
In August 2006, another original Straczynski screenplay, entitled Borrowed Lives, was purchased by Touchstone Pictures, and is now in pre-production development.[12]
Joe Straczynski was also hired to write a feature film based on the story of King David for Universal in 2006 by producers Erwin Stoff and Akiva Goldsman.
Straczynski announced on February 23, 2007 that he has been hired to write the feature film adaptation of Max Brooks's New York Times-bestselling novel World War Z for Universal Pictures and Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B.
In June 2007 it had been announced that he had written the feature screenplay for the Silver Surfer movie for Fox, depending on the success of the . Additionally, he is developing a script called They Marched Into Sunlight based upon a story by Paul Greengrass for Greengrass to direct the film should it get a greenlight.[13]
Novels, short stories and nonfiction
Straczynski is the author of three horror novels — Demon Night, Othersyde, and Tribulations — and nearly twenty short stories, many of which are collected in two compilations — Tales from the New Twilight Zone and Straczynski Unplugged. He wrote the outlines for nine of the canonical Babylon 5 novels, personally supervised the three produced B5 telefilm novelizations (In the Beginning, Thirdspace, and A Call to Arms), and is the author of four Babylon 5 short stories published in magazines, and (as of 2005) not yet reprinted.Straczynski has also been a journalist, reviewer, and investigative reporter, publishing over 500 articles in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Writer's Digest, Penthouse, San Diego Magazine, Twilight Zone Magazine, the San Diego Reader, the Los Angeles Reader and Time.
Straczynski wrote The Complete Book of Scriptwriting (ISBN 1-85286-882-1), often used as a text in introductory screenwriting courses,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20] and now in its third edition.
Comic books
Straczynski has long been a comic fan, and began writing comics in the 1980s. His early work in comics includes:- Teen Titans Spotlight #13 (DC, 1987)
- The Twilight Zone #2 (NOW, 1991)
- Star Trek #16 (DC, 1991)
- Babylon 5 #1 (DC, 1993)
- Babylon 5: In Valen's Name mini-series (DC, 1998)
Straczynski's work for Marvel includes:
- The Amazing Spider-Man - from Vol. 2, #30 (= Vol. 1 #471) to Vol. 1, #544 (including issues of Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and The Sensational Spider-Man as part of crossovers)
- Supreme Power - 2003 reboot of the Squadron Supreme
- Strange: Beginnings and Endings - miniseries
- Fantastic Four - #527-#541
- Dream Police - one-shot; Icon Comics imprint
- The Book of Lost Souls - Icon Comics, beginning September 2005
- Bullet Points - 2006 miniseries
- Silver Surfer: Requiem - miniseries, beginning May 2007
- Thor - beginning July 2007
- The Twelve - with Chris Weston, 12-part miniseries, beginning Spring 2008 [21] [22]
Graphic novels and collections
Supreme Power trade paperbacks
- Volume 1: Contact (#1-6)
- Volume 2: Powers And Principalities (#7-12)
- Volume 3: High Command (#13-18)
- mini-series
- Squadron Supreme Vol. 1: The Pre-War Years
The Amazing Spider-Man trade paperbacks
- Volume 1: Coming Home (#30-35)
- Volume 2: Revelations (#36-39)
- Volume 3: Until The Stars Turn Cold (#40-45)
- Volume 4: The Life & Death of Spiders (#46-50)
- Volume 5: Unintended Consequences (#51-56)
- Volume 6: Happy Birthday (#57-58, #500-502)
- Volume 7: The Book of Ezekiel (#503-508)
- Volume 8: Sins Past (#509-514)
- Volume 9: Skin Deep (#515-518)
- Volume 10: New Avengers (#519-524)
- Spider-Man: The Other (#525-528 plus others)
- Civil War: The Road To Civil War (#529-531 plus others)
- Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man (#532-538)
Fantastic Four trade paperbacks
- Volume 1: (#527-532)
- Volume 2: The Life Fantastic (#533-535, Wedding Special, My Dinner With Doom and Death in the Family)
- Civil War: The Road To Civil War (#536-537 plus others)
- Civil War: Fantastic Four (#538-542)
Rising Stars trade paperbacks
- Volume 0: Visitations (#0, ½, Preview)
- Volume 1: Born in Fire (#1-8)
- Volume 2: Power (#9-16)
- Volume 3: Fire and Ash (#17-24)
Other
- Midnight Nation – Entire 12-issue series collected in one volume
- Delicate Creatures
- Strange: Beginnings and Endings – Entire 6-issue miniseries
- Snow White : an assembly length children's play dramatized by J. Michael Straczynski. c1979.[23][24]
Awards and recognition
He has received a good deal of recognition for his work, including a nomination for the Comics' Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Writer in 2000.His awards include two Hugo Awards, the Ray Bradbury Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, a Saturn Award, the E Pluribus Unum Award from the American Cinema Foundation, the Eisner Award, the Inkpot Award, and three technical Emmy Awards (for Babylon 5). He has also received an Eagle Award, and two awards from the Space Frontier Foundation.
An asteroid, discovered in 1992 at the Kitt Peak National Observatory, was honorarily named 8379 Straczynski.[25]
Footnotes
1. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (2000-09-25). What's "ga" stand for in a chat?. JMSNews. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
2. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (2007-05-22). Straczynski on Being Online. YouTube. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
3. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (2000-09-25). What's "ga" stand for in a chat?. JMSNews. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
4. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (2007-05-22). Straczynski on Being Online. YouTube. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
5. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (1995-01-24). Re: ATTN JMS: Why Accelerate t. JMSNews. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
6. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (Thu May 26, 1994). This file contains messages posted by J. Michael Straczynski on GEnie from May 16 - May 30th. Postings are copyright 1994 by J. Michael Straczynski with compilation copyright by GEnie.. GEnie. Retrieved on ?.
7. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (1994-05-25). Kiwi: I was referring to killing... (GENIE). JMSNews. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
8. ^ Alien Worlds Radio Show Index. Accessed August 15 2006.
9. ^ Zabel, Bryce. JMS and Bryce Zabel's Star Trek treatment, 2006-06-15.
10. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (2005-05-21). Babylon 5 Scripts Site Nearly Ready, And More!. JMSNews. Retrieved on 2006-12-24.
11. ^ Garrett, Diane; Fleming, Michael (2007-03-08). Eastwood, Jolie catch 'Changeling' — Grazer, Howard to produce pic. Variety. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
12. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (2006-05-08). Re: JMS's Spotlight at SDCC. JMSNews. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
13. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (2007-06-13). Re: JMS: Silver Surfer movie?. JMSNews. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
14. ^ [https://intranet.londonmet.ac.uk/prog-plan/postgrad-line/modules/hu/hup037.cfm HUP037 Scriptwriting] (English). Course Sylabus. London Metropolitan University. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
15. ^ Hart, Liz (2007). CW3029 - Writing for Radio (English). Course Sylabus. University of Central Lancaster. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
16. ^ Fuller, Shane (2007). THEA 4371 Scriptwriting (English). Course Sylabus. East Texas Baptist University. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
17. ^ Adam, Scott (2007). WS508A: Ministry and Media: Theory and Production (English). Course Sylabus. Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
18. ^ Charuvatana, A. Tharaputh (2007). BV 4303 Advertising Production (English). Course Sylabus. Assumption University. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
19. ^ Martin, Carey (2007). Process in Creative Script Writing (English). Course Sylabus. East Carolina University. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
20. ^ 57990 Developing Creative Media (English). Course Sylabus. University of Technology Sydney (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
21. ^ SDCC '07: MARVEL'S THE TWELVE REVEALED, Newsarama
22. ^ Mystery Men's Dozen: Brevoort Talks "The Twelve", July 26, 2007, Comic Book Resources
23. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (1996-12-08). Re: ATTN JMS: Re: Snow White. JMSNews. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
24. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (1979). Snow White (Straczynski). Baker's Plays. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
25. ^ "8379 Straczynski (1992 SW10)", JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved on 2007-06-22.
2. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (2007-05-22). Straczynski on Being Online. YouTube. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
3. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (2000-09-25). What's "ga" stand for in a chat?. JMSNews. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
4. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (2007-05-22). Straczynski on Being Online. YouTube. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
5. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (1995-01-24). Re: ATTN JMS: Why Accelerate t. JMSNews. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
6. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (Thu May 26, 1994). This file contains messages posted by J. Michael Straczynski on GEnie from May 16 - May 30th. Postings are copyright 1994 by J. Michael Straczynski with compilation copyright by GEnie.. GEnie. Retrieved on ?.
7. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (1994-05-25). Kiwi: I was referring to killing... (GENIE). JMSNews. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
8. ^ Alien Worlds Radio Show Index. Accessed August 15 2006.
9. ^ Zabel, Bryce. JMS and Bryce Zabel's Star Trek treatment, 2006-06-15.
10. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (2005-05-21). Babylon 5 Scripts Site Nearly Ready, And More!. JMSNews. Retrieved on 2006-12-24.
11. ^ Garrett, Diane; Fleming, Michael (2007-03-08). Eastwood, Jolie catch 'Changeling' — Grazer, Howard to produce pic. Variety. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
12. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (2006-05-08). Re: JMS's Spotlight at SDCC. JMSNews. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
13. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (2007-06-13). Re: JMS: Silver Surfer movie?. JMSNews. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
14. ^ [https://intranet.londonmet.ac.uk/prog-plan/postgrad-line/modules/hu/hup037.cfm HUP037 Scriptwriting] (English). Course Sylabus. London Metropolitan University. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
15. ^ Hart, Liz (2007). CW3029 - Writing for Radio (English). Course Sylabus. University of Central Lancaster. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
16. ^ Fuller, Shane (2007). THEA 4371 Scriptwriting (English). Course Sylabus. East Texas Baptist University. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
17. ^ Adam, Scott (2007). WS508A: Ministry and Media: Theory and Production (English). Course Sylabus. Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
18. ^ Charuvatana, A. Tharaputh (2007). BV 4303 Advertising Production (English). Course Sylabus. Assumption University. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
19. ^ Martin, Carey (2007). Process in Creative Script Writing (English). Course Sylabus. East Carolina University. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
20. ^ 57990 Developing Creative Media (English). Course Sylabus. University of Technology Sydney (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
21. ^ SDCC '07: MARVEL'S THE TWELVE REVEALED, Newsarama
22. ^ Mystery Men's Dozen: Brevoort Talks "The Twelve", July 26, 2007, Comic Book Resources
23. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (1996-12-08). Re: ATTN JMS: Re: Snow White. JMSNews. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
24. ^ Straczynski, J. Michael (1979). Snow White (Straczynski). Baker's Plays. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
25. ^ "8379 Straczynski (1992 SW10)", JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved on 2007-06-22.
References
- JMSNews
- Worlds of JMS
- J. Michael Straczynski at the Internet Movie Database
- J. Michael Straczynzki at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Bibliography at SciFan
- Bibliography at B5races
- Newsarama interview (Sept. 2006)
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Headquarters New York, New York, United States
Key people Randy Falco, Ted Leonsis, Ronald Grant
Industry Internet & Communications
Products Internet service
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Babylon 5's use of the Internet began in 1991[1] with the creator of the series, J. Michael Straczynski (JMS) who participated in a number of Internet venues to discuss elements of his work with his fans,[2] including the rec.arts.sf.tv.
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GEnie was an online service created by a General Electric business - GEIS (now GXS) that ran from 1985 through the end of 1999. At its peak in 1991, GEnie claimed around 400,000 users. Peak simultaneous usage was around 10,000 users.
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rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated is a notable and influential moderated Usenet newsgroup that focuses on the science fiction television series Babylon 5 and the works of writer J. Michael Straczynski. It was spun off from its un-moderated version, rec.arts.sf.tv.
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San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system.
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For other degrees, see .
A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years.
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Psychology (from Greek: Literally "talk about the soul" (from logos)) is both an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior.
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Sociology (from Latin: socitus, "companion"; and the suffix -ology, "the study of", from Greek λόγος, lógos, "knowledge") is the systematic and scientific study of society and societal behavior.
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Philosophy is the discipline concerned with questions of how one should live (ethics); what sorts of things exist and what are their essential natures (metaphysics); what counts as genuine knowledge (epistemology); and what are the correct principles of reasoning (logic).
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