We offers several advanced degrees, including several Ph.D. and M.A. options, giving students multiple ways to develop expertise in the field. Undergraduates can pursue a minor in our department, or explore additional study in our field through the Individualized Major Program.
Have you ever wondered if there was anything to alchemy, or if it was nothing but mumbo jumbo designed to entrap the unwary and extract their gold? Did you know that some of the greatest scientists of history were also alchemists, including Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton? Or that Boyle, the “father of modern chemistry,” thought that he could attract angels by means of the alchemical philosophers’ stone?
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As one of the oldest programs of our kind, we have a long-standing tradition of teaching and research in the history and philosophy of medicine. Our award-winning faculty is active and engaged, serving the academic needs of our students by offering a deep understanding of the field as it evolves.
We are pleased to announce the program of the conference "Analysis and Synthesis in Historical and Systematic Perspectives," to be held September 29-October 2, 2021 at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine, Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana). The conference is part of a Sawyer Seminar, a year-long research institute funded by the USA-based Mellon Foundation.
Exploring the historical, philosophical, and social dimensions of phallometry and cervimetry, this session embodied the ISHPSSB ideal of integrative, dialogic, critical, cohesive, and convivial interdisciplinarity.
Meagan Allen has accepted a two year postdoctoral position at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia.
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