2019 | Graduate Lecture in Science, Technology and Society F1A

2019　Graduate Lecture in Science, Technology and Society F1A

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Academic unit or major: Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences

Instructor(s): Takuwa Yoshimi

Class Format: Lecture

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Day/Period(Room No.): Fri3-4(W9-407)

Group: -

Course number: SHS.S443

Credits: 1

Academic year: 2019

Offered quarter: 3Q

Syllabus updated: 2019/9/30

Lecture notes updated: -

Language used: Japanese

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Syllabus

Course description and aims

This lecture traces the history of science from ancient times to the late 17th century by viewing the descriptions of the Scientific Revolution.
Students will examine the differences of the descriptions in these materials and consider how the Scientific Revolution is accepted by scholars.

Student learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Understand the origin of science and scientific activities, and their changes.
2) Have their own opinions on the descriptions of history: looking at the past as the origin of the present, or looking at things which had value at the time.

Keywords

History of Science, History of Philosophy, Scientist, Society

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills

Intercultural skills

Communication skills

✔ Critical thinking skills

Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Each class starts with student presentation on the material allocated, then we move on discussion.

Course schedule/Required learning

	Course schedule	Required learning
Class 1	Introduction: the old world and the new	Understand what the discipline of the history of science is.
Class 2	To begin at the beginning: nature-knowledge in Greece and China	Understand 'science' in ancient Greece and China.
Class 3	Islamic civilization and medieval and Renaissance-Europe	Understand 'science' in the medieval and the Renaissance period.
Class 4	Three revolutionary transformations	Understand the revolutionary transformations in the early 17th century.
Class 5	A crisis surmounted	Understand the crisis in the early 17th century.
Class 6	Expansion, threefold	Understand the expansion of the revolutionary transformations in the middle of the 17th century.
Class 7	Revolutionary transformation continued	Understand the revolutionary transformations in the late 17th century.
Class 8	Epilogue: a look back and a look ahead	Have their own opinions on the descriptions of history.

Textbook(s)

H. F. Cohen, The Rise of Modern Science Explained: A Comparative History (Cambridge: Cambridge University Pres, 2015).

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None required.

Assessment criteria and methods

Engagement to the class (attendance and presentation) 50 %, Final report 50 %

Related courses

LAH.T102 ： History of Science A
LAH.T202 ： History of Science B
LAH.T302 ： History of Science C
LAH.S433 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences37:History of Science

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Mainly use materials written in English.
It is preferable to have intermediate-level capacity for reading English.

Other

Topics may be changed according to the students who attend.

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