Interdisciplinary 320 - Science and the Transformation of American Life

Institution:

Allegheny College

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Description:

An investigation of the ways science has been used to achieve social and political goals through an exploration of illustrative case studies. The cases used each year will challenge the assumption of "scientific objectivity" while increasing awareness of both shared and divergent modes of thought in the humanities and sciences. Efforts will be made to place these cases within a broad historical and interdisciplinary context that helps students interrelate them. Case studies may include the medical category of neurasthenia and the interaction between male doctors and female patients; the emergence of scientific racism; the influence of Darwinism on literature, philosophy, and social thought; the social construction of nature in the Jeffersonian concept of natural history; and the transformation of American life through technology.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.allegheny.edu

Phone Number:

(814) 332-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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