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History and Philosophy of Science (PHI 123)

Term: Academic Year 2016-2017 Spring

Faculty

Sharon LaVon Parker
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Schedule

Tue-Thu, 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM (1/17/2017 - 5/5/2017) Location: TOCCM MB 22

Description

Course: PHI 123
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
Title: History & Philosophy of Science
Status: Currently in two of TOCC's AGEC Categorical Lists Humanities & Social/Behavioral Sciences and TOCC's AGEC Special List as "G" (Global)

Course Description: Comparison of scientific approaches in prehistoric, classical, preindustrial, industrial/pre-digital, and digital societies. Special focus on differences between epistemological approaches of indigenous peoples with the Western "scientific method." Special Topics may include Astronomy, Agriculture, Medicine, and/or Genetics.