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Department of History and Philosophy of Science

HPS Course Offerings

The department of History and Philosophy of Science offers a number of exciting courses about the nature of science. In general, there are no prerequisites for our classes. Undergraduates who wish to take a graduate-level course should contact the department. For additional information, see also the HPS sections in the Bulletin and the Schedule of Classes.

Spring 2009

  • X100 14931 – Constructing Dogs: How Humans Created a Species    (TR 1:00p-2:15p )
  • X100 8383 – The Descent of Darwinism - The Evolution of Natural Selection    (TR 11:15a-12:30p )
  • X102 8384 – Science Revolutions: Plato to NATO    (MWF 9:05a-9:55a )
  • X102 8385 – Science Revolutions: Plato to NATO    (TR 9:30a-10:45a )
  • X123 11526 – Sickness & Health: the History of Medieval & Renaissance Medicine    (TR 1:00p-2:15p )
  • X200 8386 – Scientific Reasoning    (MWF 10:10a-11:00a )
  • X200 13202 – Scientific Reasoning     (MR 9a-11a ) 2nd 8 weeks
  • X200 8387 – Scientific Reasoning    (TR 4p-5:15p )
  • X200 28260 – Scientific Reasoning     (MW 5:45p-7:45p ) 2nd 8 weeks
  • X226 10828 – History of Physiology from 18th c - 20th c     (TR 2:30p-4:30p ) 2nd 8 weeks
  • X323 11527 – History of Skepticism    (TR 9:30a-10:45a )
  • X320 26089 – Philosophy of Medicine    (TR 11:15a-12:30p )
  • X407 8389 – History of Science since 1750 (meets with HPSC-X507)    (T 9:30a-12p )
  • X452 13203 – Modern Philosophy (meets with HPSC-X552)    (T 3p-5:30p )
  • X507 8390 – History of Science since 1750 (meets with HPSC-X407)    (T 9:30a-12p )
  • X521 14080 – History & Philosophy of Experiment    (W 4p-6:30p )
  • X521 15576 – The Mind & the Atom (meets with COGS-Q700)    (TR 2:30p-3:45p )
  • X552 13204 – Modern Philosophy (meets with HPSC-X452)    (T 3p-5:30p )
  • X556 26090 – Ancient Natural Philosophy    (R 1p-3:30p )
  • X645 26091 – History of American Science (meets with AMST-G620)     (W 9:30a-12p )
  • X693 26092 – Philosophy of Biology     (F 10:15a-12:45p )
  • X706 26094 – History & Philosophy of Mechanism     (M 1p-3:30p )
  • S103 26181 – Memoirs of Madness    (TR 1p-2:15p )
  • E104 11499 – "What is Science? And, Who Cares?"    ("MW 1:25p-2:15p, discussion F 1:25p-2:15p or F 2:30p-3:20p " )

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Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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