Course title
スポーツ健康科学理論   [Sports & Health Sciences]
Course category general education courses  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 34  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 02t0302
Instructor(s)
中村 江里   [NAKAMURA Eri]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
The course attempts to help the students deepen their understanding of the science in every aspect of the society by learning history. The goal of this course is to provide the knowledge of how science was created and developed and what roles it plays in the society.
Expected Learning
(1) Students will obtain a comprehensive image of science involving its history.
(2) Based on the above-mentioned knowledge, students will understand social signification of science.
(3) Students will describe their new image of science using their original sentences.
Course schedule
"1. Introduction: Features of science [(a)Chap.1 / (b)Introduction]
2. Philosophy and science in ancient Greece [(a)Chap.1 / (b)Chap.1]
3. Ancient astronomy and christianity [(a)Chap.2-3 / (b)Chap.1]
4. Arabic science and Renaissance [(a)Chap.3 / (b)Chap.1]
5. 16-17th century: New image of universe [(a)Chap.3 / (b)Chap.2]
6. 16-17th century: Atomism and mechanism [(a)Chap.4 / (b)Chap.2-3]
7. 16-17th century: Microcosmos and image of the human body [(a)Chap.5 / (b)Chap.4]
8. 17-18th century: enlightenment [(a)Chap.6 / (b)Chap.5]
9. 18-19th century: Institutionalization of science [(a)Chap.6 / (b)Chap.6-7]
10. 18-19th century: Industrial revolution [(b)Chap.8-9]
11. 19-20th century: Imperialism [(b)Chap.10-11]
12. 20th century: War and science [(b)Chap.12]
13. 20-21th century: Life and environment [(b)Epilogue]
14. 20-21th century: Computer and internet [(b)Epilogue]
15. The final review and the final examination"
Prerequisites
High school level knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology is required.?
Required Text(s) and Materials
(a) L.M. Principe, The Scientific Revolution, 2001 Oxford. (b) Y. Furukawa, Kagaku no Shakaishi, 2018, Chikuma Gakigeibunko.

References
References are to be announced.
Assessment/Grading
Assignments given in the classes 40%, the final examination 60%.
Message from instructor(s)
Please enjoy a cross-cultural subjects.
Course keywords
Scientific Revolution, Paradigm, Science and Technology, Social History
Office hours
Before and after the classes
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Last update
1/26/2023 2:36:54 PM