HIST 504

Fall 2014 All Classes

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Seminar in History of Science

Credit: 4 hours.

Topics will be listed in the department's course guide at http://www.history. illinois.edu.

May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours if topics vary.

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HIST 504 class schedule data for fall 2014
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	51138	Discussion/ Recitation	A	1:00PM -2:50PM	M	Gregory Hall	Canales, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Section Info: Description: Does politics affect science? Is there such thing as "value-free" science? The history and philosophy of science and science and technology studies (STS) have led to important changes in how we consider the nature of evidence, consensus, and objectivity more broadly, affecting history, the social sciences and our understanding of modern, democratic societies. Recent work on the history of science has taken us from the history of ideas to the history scientific practices. Ethnographic laboratory studies and accounts of science-in-action now complement the previous focus on classic texts. How do we think about science and why? The course focuses intently on the period after 1986 and requires no previous background. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.