Ateneo - UPO

Outlines of history of science in early modern age.

L. Geymonat (a cura di), Storia del pensiero filosofico e scientifico (Milano, Garzanti, ed. economica), vol. II, cap. I (pp. 7-26); cap. III (pp. 42-50); cap. VI, §§ 1-3 (pp. 76-85); cap. IX (pp. 132-139); sez. IV, cap. VIII (pp. 324-343); cap. XV (pp. 508-527). P. Rossi (a cura di), Storia della scienza moderna e contemporanea, Dalla rivoluzione scientifica all’età dei Lumi, Milano, Tea, 2000, vol. I, pp. 163-227; 375-400. Pages from texts of 'Scuola medica galileiana'.

Basic knowledge of birth and development of modern science (16th-18th centuries). Achievement of the following skills: comprehension of early modern scientific texts by teacher guidance; comparison of different historical-scientific models; analysis and synthesis of texts and studies; elaboration of clear and consistent, presentations. These goals are measurable in relation to acquired full, basic and modest abilities.

No prerequites. The course offers the students the first occasion to meet the history of science, which is neither taught at school not lectured in other DISUM courses.

Lectures, reading and commenting texts.

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Written exam consisting in the elaboration of three basic topics of the course. To obtain the basic, the intermediate and the best evaluation, students have to reach 1, 2, and 3 objectives of the course.

The course offers outlines of history of modern science (15th-18th centuries) explaining exemplary study cases, reading short texts and discussing various models of scientific historiography. Various aspects of the markedly androcentric nature of science during the period in question will be considered. This will occur both during lectures on the history of science and when reading the texts.

Basic knowledge of the birth and development of early modern science. Achievement of the following skills: comprehension of early modern scientific texts with teacher guidance; comparison of different historical-scientific models; analysis and synthesis of texts and studies; elaboration of clear and consistent presentations. These learning objectives could be obtained in excellent (3 objectives), intermediate (2 objectives), sufficient (1 objective) way.