Overview
Description
Interactions of science, technology and society. An interdisciplinary analysis of historical and contemporary examples from the sciences, technology, arts, literature and philosophical writing.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- state a thesis about a societal issue arising from science and/or technology, and provide evidence and philosophical argument (including replies to counter-arguments) in its defense.
- explain a scientific development or technological innovation in lay terms, and analyze different (and perhaps incompatible) cultural implications or policy responses.
- distinguish between sound and unsound interpretations of a scientific theory, or of the evidence marshaled for or against a scientific hypothesis, in a sociopolitical setting.
- show philosophers’ tools (argument, conceptual analysis, etc.) are able to clarify what is at stake in a culturally significant scientific development or technological innovation.