The course aims to introduce students to the study of the history of science and techniques, especially the life sciences and medicine - from Antiquity until 1800. The history of science is treated both from the point of view of intellectual history and social history.
teacher profile teaching materials
John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation, London, 1691;
David C. Lindberg & Ronald L. Numbers (eds). God and Nature: Historical Essays on the Encounter Between Christianity and Science, Los Angeles; University of California Press, 1986;
Massimo Bucciantini & Michele Camerota, Scienza e religione. Scritti copernicani, Roma, Donzelli, 2009.
Mutuazione: 20710104 SCIENZA E SOCIETA' in Storia e società LM-84 CLERICUZIO ANTONIO
Programme
Science and religion in early modern EuropeCore Documentation
Besides teaching materials provided to students,John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation, London, 1691;
David C. Lindberg & Ronald L. Numbers (eds). God and Nature: Historical Essays on the Encounter Between Christianity and Science, Los Angeles; University of California Press, 1986;
Massimo Bucciantini & Michele Camerota, Scienza e religione. Scritti copernicani, Roma, Donzelli, 2009.
Type of delivery of the course
Introduction to the subject matter; analysis of texts and documents; students' papers.Type of evaluation
The exam consists of a written paper and an oral exam