STS 320 - Global Evolution of Scientific Thought I:Case Studies from Antiquity through the 19th Century

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New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Prerequisites: HSS 101, HSS 202 or their equivalents; two from HSS 211, HSS 212, Hist 213 or their equivalents. Traces the global development of scientific ways of thinking and demonstrates how scientific ideas, methods, and theories both reflect and influence thought in other areas. Special emphasis is on the biographical approach to scientific innovation through analysis of key figures in relation to the societies in which they lived. Attention is paid to the roles of class and gender in scientific practice. Begins with the study of science in the ancient nations of Babylonia, China, and India and ends with an examination of the rise of scientific approaches to social problems in the nineteenth century.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.njit.edu/

Phone Number:

(973) 596-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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