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History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine (HiPSS) Courses

Foundation Sequence

Hist 173-174-175. Science, Culture, and Society in Western Civilization I, II, III. Staff. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.

Tutorials

HiPSS 189. Tutorial: Mechanism and Vitalism in Theories of Heredity and Development. J. Ceccatti. Autumn.

HiPSS 190. Tutorial: Soviet Scientists. E. Bishop. Spring.

HiPSS 191. Tutorial: Visual Representations in the Twentieth Century. T. Teslow. Spring.

Seminar and Research

HiPSS 197. Senior Seminar: My Favorite Readings in the History and Philosophy of Science. R. Richards. Winter.

HiPSS 198. Readings and Research in History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

HiPSS 199. Bachelor's Thesis. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

Concentration Courses

Courses other than those listed may be appropriate concentration courses; check the quarterly Time Schedules for possible additions.

HiPSS 204. Philosophy of Mind (=Philos 235). M. Aydede. Spring.

HiPSS 205. Intermediate Logic I: Introduction to Model Theory (=CFS 336, Philos 396). D. Malament. Winter.

HiPSS 206. Greek Mathematics (=CFS 345, Philos 307). W. Tait. Winter.

HiPSS 207. Elementary Logic (=CFS 335, Philos 300). D. Malament. Autumn.

HiPSS 209. Intermediate Logic II (=CFS 340, Philos 397). D. Malament. Spring.

HiPSS 210. Introduction to Ethics (=GS Hum 222, Philos 210). C. Vogler. Autumn.

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HiPSS 211. Historiography of the History of Science and Medicine (=CFS 349, Hist 311). A. Debus. Autumn.

HiPSS 212. Seventeenth-Century Scientific Revolution (=CFS 349, Hist 312). A. Debus. Autumn.

HiPSS 213. Madness and Anxiety in American Medicine and Culture. E. Caplan. Winter.

HiPSS 217. Science at the Frontier (=PhySci 290). M. S. Turner, D. Steele. Winter.

HiPSS 218. The Infinite (=CFS 363, HiPSS 215, Philos 305). W. Tait. Winter.

HiPSS 221. Searching Bibliographic Databases (=BioSci 281). D. Swanson. Spring.

HiPSS 226. Philosophy of Physics (=CFS 310, Philos 325). D. Malament. Spring.

HiPSS 227. Philosophy of Biology (=CFS 376, GS Hum 301, Philos 327). W. Wimsatt. Spring.

HiPSS 236. History and Theory of Human Evolution (=Anthro 384, EvBiol 384). R. Tuttle Winter.

HiPSS 238. Mental Content (=Philos 331). M. Aydede. Autumn.

HiPSS 246. The History of Science from Antiquity through the Scientific Revolution I (=CFS 392, Hist 776). N. Swerdlow. Autumn.

HiPSS 247. The History of Science from Antiquity through the Scientific Revolution II (=CFS 393, Hist 777). N. Swerdlow. Winter.

HiPSS 252. The Conceptual Development of Physics I (=CFS 311, Philos 352). H. Stein. Autumn.

HiPSS 254. Philosophy of Mind and Science Fiction (=Philos 234). W. Wimsatt. Winter.

HiPSS 262. The Conceptual Development of Physics II (=CFS 312, Philos 362). H. Stein. Winter.

HiPSS 273. Medicine and Culture (=Anthro 243/403). J. Comaroff. Spring.

HiPSS 280. Astronomy in Antiquity (=Astron 383, CFS 356). N. Swerdlow. Winter.

HiPSS 282. The Conceptual Development of Physics III (=CFS 313, Philos 382). H. Stein. Spring.

HiPSS 285. Biological Approach to the Problem of Knowledge (=BioSci 285). S. Schulman. Autumn, Spring.

HiPSS 297. Professional Ethics in Science (=BioSci 294). R. Holmes. Spring.

HiPSS 298. Freud, Herzl, and Turn-of-the-Century Culture (=GS Hum 277, JewStd 270, German 280). S. Gilman. Winter.

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