2022 Fall

HISTORY 30 001 - LEC 001

Science and Society

Massimo Mazzotti

Aug 24, 2022 - Dec 09, 2022

Mo, We

05:00 pm - 06:29 pm

Lewis 100

Class #:30807

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through History

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 21

Enrolled: 179

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 200

Waitlist Max: 100

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 7 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Other classes by Massimo Mazzotti

Science as we know is the product of a historical process. In this course, we will explore the emergence of its concepts, practices, goals, and cognitive authority by surveying its roots in their social and cultural setting. We will trace the development of conceptions of the natural world from antiquity through the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment and up to the modern age. All the sciences fall within our purview, from their early forms up to today.

Class Description

Science as we know is the product of a historical process. In this course, we will explore the origins of its concepts, practices, goals, and cognitive authority by surveying its roots in their diverse social and cultural settings. We will trace the development of conceptions of the natural world from antiquity through the Middle Ages up to the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment. In this way, we’ll study the relations of modern science to other forms of knowledge—magical, religious, and philosophical. Our considerations will have a truly global reach, and all the main branches of science and technology fall within our purview.