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Plato: The Allegory of the Cave – understanding history of knowledge. Eyes not giving us true information. Plato says to learn outside world and truth of nation is mathematical and requires rational thinking b. Aristotle: predominant in middle ages, within individual things and the nature where science exists —> attributes within individuals i. 4 causes 1. Formal (form): shape 2. Material (matter): what its made of 3.
Plato: The Allegory of the Cave – understanding history of knowledge. Eyes not giving us true information. Plato says to learn outside world and truth of nation is mathematical and requires rational thinking b. Aristotle: predominant in middle ages, within individual things and the nature where science exists —> attributes within individuals i. 4 causes 1. Formal (form): shape 2. Material (matter): what its made of 3.
Efficient (cause): what brings about the change 4. Final (cause): the purpose or end goal
Natural Philosophy: philosophical study of nature; a. acknowledge ways distant past is different and connected to present
Natural Philosophy: philosophical study of nature; a. acknowledge ways distant past is different and connected to present
Philosopher
Scientist: coined by William Whewell in 1833 comes from latin “scientia”(wisdom, knowledge)
Scientist: coined by William Whewell in 1833 comes from latin “scientia”(wisdom, knowledge)
Science
History of Science 100 Lecture Notes: Big Themes: 1. Naturalization 2. Eurocentrism 3. Science as a Visual Pursuit 4. Patronage 5. Periodization 6. Contingency 7. Laboratory 8. Race 9. Scientific Persistence 10. Metaphors 11. Science and Race 12. Ways of Knowing Lecture 1: Introduction - - The Big Questions: 1. A set of methods and strategies for acquiring and organizing knowledge of the natural world (science as “natural Philosophy”) 2. A set of methods and strategies for manipulating and controlling the natural world (science as instrumental) Faces, Houses, Prices of Science Lecture 2: Medieval Science 1. Historiography: the history of history– awareness of multiple ways of describing what happened in the past a. Describe and divide up past; how we interpret how things were
History of Science 100 Lecture Notes: Big Themes: 1. Naturalization 2. Eurocentrism 3. Science as a Visual Pursuit 4. Patronage 5. Periodization 6. Contingency 7. Laboratory 8. Race 9. Scientific Persistence 10. Metaphors 11. Science and Race 12. Ways of Knowing Lecture 1: Introduction - - The Big Questions: 1. A set of methods and strategies for acquiring and organizing knowledge of the natural world (science as “natural Philosophy”) 2. A set of methods and strategies for manipulating and controlling the natural world (science as instrumental) Faces, Houses, Prices of Science Lecture 2: Medieval Science 1. Historiography: the history of history– awareness of multiple ways of describing what happened in the past a. Describe and divide up past; how we interpret how things were
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What are the big themes discussed in the History of Science 100 Lecture Notes?
What are the big themes discussed in the History of Science 100 Lecture Notes?
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Who coined the term 'scientist' and what is its origin?
Who coined the term 'scientist' and what is its origin?
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What is historiography and how does it relate to the study of history?
What is historiography and how does it relate to the study of history?
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What is the Allegory of the Cave and who is associated with it?
What is the Allegory of the Cave and who is associated with it?
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What are the predominant attributes within individual things and nature, as discussed in the text?
What are the predominant attributes within individual things and nature, as discussed in the text?
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