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  • HPS 182: See and Tell: 3-D Models for the Visualization of Complex Concepts from the 16th century to modern times

    9.00 Credits
    California Institute of Technology

    Early modern artists and scholars of all disciplines routinely built three-dimensional objects in order to represent complex concepts and appearances. Some rendered visible abstract formulas in geometrical forms like the movement of the stars; others schematized complex work-flows like drainage systems, or the geographical conditions on Earth; still others proposed costly projects, such as the cupola of St. Peter in Rome, on the basis of a model. These models-many of which still survive-were constructed according to precise rules and regulations, as well as personal taste. The course will offer an introduction to the significance of three-dimensional models in the early modern period, and the manner in which they were crafted and used by artists, physicians, and natural philosophers. Instructor: Goeing.
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  • HPS 183: Bioethics

    9.00 Credits
    California Institute of Technology

    A survey of issues in bioethics. Topics may include: abortion and reproductive rights; euthanasia; cloning; genetic modification of organisms (including humans); moral status of chimeras; stem-cell research; organ transplantation, distribution and sale; cure vs. enhancement; use of human subjects in research; the concept of informed consent; research on non-human animals. Pre-med students may want to consider taking HPS/Pl 191 instead of this course. Students will not be permitted to take both HPS/Pl 183 and HPS/PL 191 for credit Instructor: Cowie.
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  • HPS 184: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy

    9.00 Credits
    California Institute of Technology

    This course discusses some moral and social issues concerning research in the sciences (chiefly, biomedicine, with special attention to stem-cell research.) We will begin by discussing attempts to find a framework within which the issues can be addressed, and then we will discuss some specific topics. In most cases we will not so much seek answers to moral questions as attempt to identify helpful questions, clarify the issues involved, and analyze the moral status of the protagonists. We will also pay special attention to issues of public policy, and ask how scientific research should be organized and funded in a democracy. Not offered 2012–13.
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  • HPS 185: Angels and Monsters

    9.00 Credits
    California Institute of Technology

    This course explores late medieval European understandings of the origins, structure, and workings of the cosmos in the realms of theology, physics, astronomy, astrology, magic, and medicine. Attention is given to the position of humans as cultural creatures at the intersection of nature and spirit; as well as to the place of Christian Europeans in relation to non-Christians and other categories of outsiders within and beyond Europe. We will examine the knowledge system that anticipated racializing theories in the West. Instructor: Wey-Gomez.
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  • HPS 186: The Sciences in the Romantic Era

    9.00 Credits
    California Institute of Technology

    This course aims at introducing students to problems, methods, and resources in European science during the era of Romanticism (c. 1780–1830). The Romantic movement embraced the sciences as well as literature, theology, and the arts, and sought to unite them into a comprehensive program of understanding nature based on experimentation and speculative philosophy. Scientists of the Romantic era have addressed fundemental concerns about scientific manipulations of nature that have, in a different form, resurfaced in the later part of the 20th century. Romanticism addresses major themes in the self-awareness of scientists and their perception in society, and it contributed to the emergence of new research fields and scientific institutions to accommodate nationalistic claims. Instructor: Huebner.
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  • HPS 188: The Evolution of Cognition

    9.00 Credits
    California Institute of Technology

    By many measures, Homo sapiens is the most cognitively sophisticated animal on the planet. Not only does it live in a huge variety of habitats, and not only has it transformed its environment in unprecedented ways, but it is also responsible for such cultural artifacts as language, science, religion, and art. These are achievements that other species, however successful they may be in other respects, have not accomplished. This course investigates the cognitive, behavioral, and environmental bases for humans’ surprising cultural dominance of our planet. Possible topics include the evolution of language, the evolution of morality, the evolution of religion, the evolution of cooperation, and the advent of technology, math, science, and the Internet. Contact the instructor to find out what the topic in any given term is. Not offered 2012–13.
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  • HPS 189: Biology and Society

    9.00 Credits
    California Institute of Technology

    Studies the ethical, social, and legal challenges posed by biotechnology in the United States, focusing on the connection between the biological sciences and society throughout the twentieth century. We consider the “nature vs. culture” debates during this period; the influence of eugenics on U. S. governmental policies on immigration and sterilization; The Human Genome Project and the concept of genetic privacy, the effects of gene patenting on research, and the ways in which molecular biology has challenged traditional notions of race; the politics and ethics of genetically modified organisms; the religious and political implications of human embryonic stem cell research; and, finally, the role that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has played in transforming the concepts of diagnosis and therapeutics, intellectual property, doctor-patient relationship, and patient activism. Not offered 2012–13.
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  • HPS 190: Nuclear War in History, Fiction, and Memory

    9.00 Credits
    California Institute of Technology

    We have already experienced several nuclear wars, starting with the end of World War II and continuing through the test detonation of some 2,000 nuclear weapons in the Cold War. Nuclear war – real or imagined – was a large part of geopolitics, military thinking, and global culture in the latter half of the 20th century. Using a variety of historical texts, including films, music, and art, this class explores how nuclear war, starting with the U. S. bombing of Japan in 1945, has been understood and presented by historians, fiction writers, musicians, and film makers. Not offered 2012–13.
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  • HPS 191: Biomedical Ethics

    9.00 Credits
    California Institute of Technology

    A survey of issues in bioethics, tailored for pre-med students (though non-premeds are welcome to attend UNLESS they have previously taken Pl 183, in which case they may not). General topics in bioethics will be covered in the first part of the course (may include issues like: abortion and reproductive rights, cloning, stem-cell research, organ transplantation and sale, informed consent, euthanasia, research ethics - human and animal). The second part of the course will focus on issues of particular concern to students intending to pursue a career in medicine, including: professional ethics, doctor-patient confidentiality, the ‘therapeutic privilege’ and truth-telling, informed consent, participation in biomedical research. Instructor: Cowie.
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  • HPS 194: Travels, Travelers, and Travel Tales: 1700-1900

    9.00 Credits
    California Institute of Technology

    This course explores the different and changing forms of travel and its representations in the 18th and 19th centuries. It will examine travels within Europe, in the Middle East and Asia, in Africa and the Pacific, in order to look at different sorts of travel from varying points of view, including travel as recreation, the collection and interpretation of scientific data, the control of resources, and the epistemological claims that underwrite imperialism. Recent critical writings on travel narrative and travel fiction will supplement historical travel texts and images, which may include the Paris Academy’s exploration of Peru, Cook’s travels to the Pacific, and Darwin’s voyage on the Beagle. Instructor: Brewer and Huebner.
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