HSSC 628 How science became Science
Offered:Spring 2010
Kohler W 2-5
How modern science as we know it -- with disciplines, careers, formal credentialing, and concepts of "objectivity," "discovery," etc. evolved out of natural philosophy in the early-19th century and then became the modern way to do things. Readings and discussion will emphasize micro and macro ways of thinking about this big-picture topic, drawing on both science studies and social history, and will focus on Europe in the 19th century.
