H2030
History of Science
CIP: 240103  Humanities/Humanistic Studies.   CL-L-U-CA-UDC:  3-0-8-3-3.5       

Discipline:  

Humanities

School:   

Undefined

Academic Department:   

Undefined

Programs:   

Prerequisites:  

( H1017 and H1018 or H1018 Corequisite)

Equivalences:  

H 00850

Course intention within the general study plan context:  

Within the framework of the Humanistic and Citizenship Education Program, this course seeks to promote an analytical, reflective and propositive perspective from which students can observe the relationships between society and scientific and technological developments, turning to a historical perspective that offers them insight into the origins and development of scientific-technical rationality up to the present day. In this way, they will be able to discern the different systems of values, including those of an epistemic, economic, military, environmental nature, etc., that affect technoscientific activities today.

Course objective:  

The following general objectives are considered for the course. The student will be able to: • Explaining the different functions that science has had, in each one of its historical stages, in its scopes of rational search for knowledge, practical applications, as well as an instrument for ideology foundation and development. • Describing the most relevant scientific theories than have been generated throughout history, locating them in the social context in which they arose, by means of conceptual schemes. • Recognizing the importance of knowing the history of science, as an instrument to understand Present. • Understanding science, not only as a set of knowledge applicable or not to practical aims, but also as a component of the set of human activities, that comprises part of the culture and the form of life of a society. • Recognizing current techno-scientific moment as a result of an historical evolution, identifying the system of values that characterizes it. • Thinking in a propositive way on the necessity of a sustainable society in the light of the history that has followed the scientific and technological development. • To show that the knowledge of the historical development of science and technology is important for the future decision makings of the students in the personal, professional and civic scopes.

Teaching and learning tecniques:  

Not Specified

Suggested Bibliography:  

TEXT BOOKS:
* Javier Echeverría, La revolución tecnocientífica, Fondo de Cultura Económica,  84-375-0551-8
* Stephen F. Mason, Historia de las ciencias, Alianza Editorial,  84-206-3770

BOOKS FOR CONSULTATION:
* Serres, M. (editor), Historia de las Ciencias, Cátedra, 
* González, López, Luján (editores), Ciencia, tecnología y sociedad, Ariel, 
* Bernal, J. D., La Ciencia en la Historia, Nueva Imagen, 
* González, J. L. (editor), La Ciencia en su Historia: Cuestiones Cardinales, CERSA, 

Academic credentials required to teach the course:  

(240103)Master Degree in Humanities/ Humanistic Studies and (380101)Master Degree in Philosophy and (540104)Master Degree in History/Philosophy of Science and Technology and (240103)Doctoral Degree in Humanities/ Humanistic Studies and (380101)Doctoral Degree in Philosophy and (540104)Doctoral Degree in History/Philosophy of Science and Technology
CIP: 240103, 380101, 540104

Language of Instruction:  


Spanish

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