HONS 250 - Thought and the Natural Sciences

Institution:

Susquehanna University

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Description:

A history and philosophy of science course with a laboratory, focusing on science as a human activity. Through an examination of methods, explanations, limitations, and applications of science, the student is given sufficient background to be able to recognize attributes of true science, pseudoscience, and technology. In addition, the course introduces the student to the complexity of ethical, political, and sociological issues which are the products of science and technology. Although examples from biology, chemistry, earth and environmental sciences, and physics are used to illustrate the nature of science and how it changes, this course is not designed as an introduction to those disciplines. Rather, it is a general science course which attempts to demonstrate some trends in science and how a scientist works. 4 SH. Core: Perspectives on the World, Science and Technology.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.susqu.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 374-0101

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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