ENGLISH 280 - Twentieth-Century Reconceptions of Knowledge and Science (DS4)

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

English

Description:

Key texts and crucial issues in contemporary history, sociology, and philosophy of science<197>or, as the assemblage is sometimes called, 'science studies.' Focus on theoretical and methodological problems leading to (a) critiques of classical conceptions of knowledge and scientific truth, method, objectivity, and progress, and (b) the development of alternative conceptions of the construction and stabilization of knowledge and the relations between scientific and cultural practices. Readings include L. Fleck, K. Popper, P. Feyerabend, T. Kuhn, S. Shapin and S. Schaffer, and B. Latour. Instructor: Herrnstein Smith

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.DUKE.EDU

Phone Number:

(919) 684-8111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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