STS.310 History of Science, Fall 2005
This seminar explores recent historiographical approaches within the history of science. Students will read a wide variety of studies covering topics from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, from the physical sciences to natural history and medicine. Emphasis will be placed on: decipher...
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| description | This seminar explores recent historiographical approaches within the history of science. Students will read a wide variety of studies covering topics from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, from the physical sciences to natural history and medicine. Emphasis will be placed on: deciphering different theoretical approaches; the pros and cons of different research questions, subjects, and sources of evidence; and what makes for good and interesting history of science. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1038182019-09-12T16:30:59Z STS.310 History of Science, Fall 2005 History of Science Jones, David history science darwin galileo goethe mesmer boyle hobbes einstein bethe oppenheimer scientific revolution victorian philosophy science in cultural context imperialism natural history institutions biomedical research modern physics post-war physics scientific advancement evolution This seminar explores recent historiographical approaches within the history of science. Students will read a wide variety of studies covering topics from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, from the physical sciences to natural history and medicine. Emphasis will be placed on: deciphering different theoretical approaches; the pros and cons of different research questions, subjects, and sources of evidence; and what makes for good and interesting history of science. 2005-12 STS.310-Fall2005 local: STS.310 local: IMSCP-MD5-631ba78c0e897945a641588d9f401a88 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103818 en-US Usage Restrictions: This site (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2016. Content within individual courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is providing this Work (as defined below) under the terms of this Creative Commons public license ("CCPL" or "license") unless otherwise noted. The Work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of the work other than as authorized under this license is prohibited. By exercising any of the rights to the Work provided here, You (as defined below) accept and agree to be bound by the terms of this license. The Licensor, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grants You the rights contained here in consideration of Your acceptance of such terms and conditions. Usage Restrictions: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ text/html Fall 2005 |
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