Making Modern Science.

Catalog description

Investigates the historical development of modern sciences from the Early Modern period to the present helping students explore the value of the sciences for understanding our contemporary cultural context. Particular emphasis is placed on the philosophical, religious and institutional contexts, continuity and change over time, causality, contingency, and complexity of the emergence of scientific thought and practice. This course engages in an in-depth exploration of a period, issue, concept, or over-arching questions.