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From: topics of interest to the Hunter College community
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of frank kirkland
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 9:49 AM
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Subject: a course of interest
dear students,
hope all is well with you and yours.
if you are looking for an interesting course for fall 2007, a course that
shall draw out the connections and differences between science and
culture, you should consider PHILO 270, "Philosophy, Science, and
Culture."
the course description is below.
take care.
-kirkland-
chairperson, philosophy department
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PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE,
& CULTURE
PHILO 270,
001 [4756]
MW
4:10-5:25pm
Instructor:
Prof. Saul Fisher
Almost half a century ago, the British scientist, C.P. Snow, famously
spoke of science and literature as representing "two cultures" apart.
He saw the separate character of these "two cultures" most starkly in
the INABILITY of a perfectly "cultured" people to articulate the Second
Law of Thermodynamics. Is that a fair judgement?
What is the relationship of the sciences to culture? Is science part
of a broader culture or distinct from everything else we think of as
'culture'?
What are the cultural characteristics of science, and in what ways
does science resemble or differ from other cultural manifestations such as
myth, magic, religion, art, literature, and technology? How do
scientific practices differ in distinctive cultures? Are there moral,
political, or
gender-wise values which influence the practice of science?
To help address these questions, we will examine the nature of the
sciences (primarily natural sciences, but social and formal sciences will
be examined as well) through the lens of what has been called
"science studies"--the sociology, anthropology, economics, history,
and philosophy
of science.
These fields of study have grown rapidly over the past few decades
and offer many and varied perspectives on the relationship of science and
culture. The course will also explore developments in the philosophy
of science as well and see how they might provide insights into these
diverse science studies perspectives and into the questions of "two
cultures" apart.
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