The course covers the debates about the view that science is (or ought to be) value-free. The course combines historical and systematic perspectives. Topics include: 19th-century ideas about 'pure science' and scientific freedom, ideals of 'value-free science' and current debates about the roles values play (or should play) in science.
Learn more about this courseDesigned for beginning graduate students, but repeatable for credit, this course addresses some of the practical aspects of professional life in History and Philosophy of Science and related fields. Topics include research tools, grant proposals, presentation skills, research ethics, job applications, teaching, and challenges facing underrepresented groups in the academy.
Learn more about this courseThis course provides an advanced introduction to the history of the modern sciences. It emphasizes recent secondary literature as it surveys key events in the physical, biological, medical, earth, and human sciences, along with the variety of historians’ approaches to them.
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