HSCI3611: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Rise of Modern Science
3 CreditsFreshman SeminarGlobal PerspectivesHistorical PerspectivesOral Communication & Languages
Understanding the origins of our own culture of Modern Science in the Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. Newton's ambiguous legacy; science as wonder and spectacle; automata and monsters; early theories of sex and gender; empire and scientific expeditions; reshaping the environment; inventing human sciences; Frankenstein and the limits of science and reason.