STS 301 - Humans Vs. Nature

Institution:

SUNY Morrisville (formerly Morrisville State College)

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An exploration of the relationship between the natural world and human attempts to understand it (science) and control it (technology). The distinction between what is natural and what is technological often informs human discourse in terms of what is permissible and what is possible. Students will survey and critique the ethical, social, and scientific distinctions between the natural world and the human world. To this end, the course will take a broad view of technology to include human artifacts and technological systems, but will also grapple with objects at the boundaries of technology and nature - domesticated animals, designed babies, and other genetic and biological "enhancements" and "reassignments.Prerequisites: STS 201, or PHIL 201 or permission of instructor. 3 credits (3 lecture hours) fall semester. These credits count towards the Humanities (list A) requirements for graduation.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.morrisville.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 684-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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