STS.310 History of Science, Fall 2003

Kaiser, David

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Kaiser, David

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History of Science

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Abstract

This seminar offers a review of recent historiographical approaches within the history of science. Students will read a wide variety of recent studies covering topics from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. Emphasis will be placed on the intertwining of epistemology with institutions in various settings.

Date issued

2003-12

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34940

Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society

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STS.310-Fall2003

local: STS.310

local: IMSCP-MD5-09f56488bdebc11a59d0dcb8beaed588

Keywords

history, science, historiography, epistemology, scientific practice, culture of science, experimental life, scientific knowledge, cultural studies, cultural study of science

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