Course Index

Course Name

Instructor

Intro to History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science

Robyn Bluhm

Introduction to the history, philosophy, and sociology of science, technology, the environment, and medicine. Instruction and practice in formal writing.

Intro to History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science

Greg Lusk

Introduction to the history, philosophy, and sociology of science, technology, the environment, and medicine. Instruction and practice in formal writing.

Intro to History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science

Robert Pennock

Introduction to the history, philosophy, and sociology of science, technology, the environment, and medicine. Instruction and practice in formal writing.

Intro to History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science

Isaac Record

Introduction to the history, philosophy, and sociology of science, technology, the environment, and medicine. Instruction and practice in formal writing.

Introduction to Philosophy

Catherine Kendig

Theories of knowledge, values, and reality. Topics such as objectivity, relativism and cultural diversity, moral responsibility, aesthetic values, the self, existence of God, free will, minds and machines.

Science and the Public: What Kind of Scientist Do I Want to Be?

Sean Valles

Interdisciplinary study of the relationship between science and society, public engagement with science and technology, public expressions of scientific knowledge, and science in culture. Emphasis on scholarship in the social sciences.

Advances in Science and Technology

Isaac Record

Interdisciplinary study of technology and innovation in relation to science and/or medicine.

Science and Sex, Gender, Sexuality

Robyn Bluhm

Interdisciplinary study of sex, gender, and sexuality in relation to science and/or medicine. Emphasis on scholarship and methodologies from the arts and humanities.

Scientific Practice

Robert Pennock

Explores the motivations and methodologies of scientific endeavors and the relationships between science and other major human institutions such as religion, politics, government, and the economy. Emphasis on scholarship and methodologies from the social sciences.

Philosophy of Technology

Robert Pennock

Examination of the desirability of technology, its social forms, and its alternatives. Conventional productivist, ecological progressive, and radical humanist outlooks (cross-listed with PHL 355).

Ethical Issues in Healthcare

Robyn Bluhm

Termination of treatment, truth-telling, informed consent, human experimentation, reproductive issues, allocation of scarce resources, justice and the health care system.

Philosophy of Technology

Robert Pennock

Examination of the desirability of technology, its social forms, and its alternatives. Conventional productivist, ecological progressive, and radical humanist outlooks (cross-listed with LB 355).

Nature of Science

Catherine Kendig

Conflicting views about science and values. Such topics as scientific methodology; the objectivity and value neutrality of science; the presuppositions, goals, and limits of science; and science and decision making.

Biotechnology in Agriculture: Applications and Ethical Issues

Paul Thompson

Current and future roles of biotechnology in agriculture: scientific basis, applications. Environmental, social, and ethical concerns (cross-listed with PHL 486).

Senior Seminar: Evolutionary Design

Robert Pennock

Selected problems in the study of science and technology as human activities, using philosophical, historical, literary, social science or interdisciplinary perspectives or methods. Development and defense of thesis paper or project.

Senior Seminar: Humane Computing

Isaac Record

Selected problems in the study of science and technology as human activities, using philosophical, historical, literary, social science or interdisciplinary perspectives or methods. Development and defense of thesis paper or project.

Senior Seminar: Philosophy of Human Biology

Sean Valles

Selected problems in the study of science and technology as human activities, using philosophical, historical, literary, social science or interdisciplinary perspectives or methods. Development and defense of thesis paper or project.

Senior Seminar: Techniques of the Self

Isaac Record

Selected problems in the study of science and technology as human activities, using philosophical, historical, literary, social science or interdisciplinary perspectives or methods. Development and defense of thesis paper or project.

Senior Seminar: Scientific Virtue

Robert Pennock

Selected problems in the study of science and technology as human activities, using philosophical, historical, literary, social science or interdisciplinary perspectives or methods. Development and defense of thesis paper or project.

Philosophy of Science

Catherine Kendig

Structure of scientific theories and explanation. Causation, prediction, induction, confirmation, discovery, and scientific progress.

Biotechnology in Agriculture: Applications and Ethical Issues

Paul Thompson

Current and future roles of biotechnology in agriculture: scientific basis, applications. Environmental, social, and ethical concerns (cross-listed with HRT 486).

Neuroethics

Lara Cabrera

Introduction to the field of neuroethics and the responsible application of advances in neuroscience research.

Philosophy of Healthcare: Philosophy of Population Health

Sean Valles

Ethical, political, theoretical, and methodological issues in medicine and health care.

Philosophy of Science: Natural Kinds, Hybrid Beings and Homology

Catherine Kendig

Selected topics in the philosophy of the special sciences, in the metatheory of science, and in the social studies of science.