<p>Could anyone suggest colleges where good "Science of Science" or similar courses are taught? I mean "Science of Science" in the meaning of Thomas Kuhn. - I am not sure this wording is common in US.
As long as I search on collegeboard site, I've been unable to find such major. Is it covered in Humanity side?</p>
<p>Check out the Science and Technology Studies program at Cornell: [Department</a> of Science & Technology Studies](<a href=“http://www.sts.cornell.edu/]Department”>http://www.sts.cornell.edu/)</p>
<p>This might be the sort of thing you’re looking for.</p>
<p>Marian, thank you for the link. Yes, that “The Science & Technology Studies” is almost what I was looking for. I will search this or similar named majors and courses in other schools as well. Thanks!</p>
<p>Wisconsin has one of the best in the US</p>
<p>[History</a> of Science @ University of Wisconsin | Home Page](<a href=“http://histsci.wisc.edu/]History”>http://histsci.wisc.edu/)</p>
<p>Most universities have multidisciplinary “Social Science / Philosophy of Science” programs somewhere. They all have different names and somewhat different focuses (depending on what faculty is involved), and some of them are focused on “Medicine”, not “Science”. But if you look you will find them.</p>
<p>The University of Chicago has “HIPSS” – History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine.</p>
<p>Penn has “Health and Societies”.</p>
<p>Yale’s is called “History of Science, History of Medicine”.</p>
<p>You get the picture . . . Thomas Kuhn is a patron saint of all of them.</p>
<p>barrons, JHS, thank you for the suggestions.
It is a bit interesting to me that history of medicine is relatively widely available.
I studied history of math 35 years ago. There was a nice but old professor teaching history of math at my college. I took his class with only 3 students. His works are mostly on development of math in western world but he picked up history of math in 17th and 18th century Japan that year. It was so impressing to me.
I am not familiar with the today’s academic development in this area. Could anyone name nice faculties teaching history of math or science of math in undergraduate level somewhere?</p>
<p>Vassar has a Science, Technology and Society major. Catalog says it has three objectives: a) to understand the role of science and technology in society;(b) to examine how science and tech. reflect their social, political, philosophical, economic and cultural contexts, and (c) to explore the human, ethical and policy implications of current and emerging technologies.</p>
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Prof Alan Baker is (was?) teaching Philosophy of Math and Philosophy of Science at Swarthmore college.
I think what you are looking for is more philosophy then history of science. PoS classes are offered by many Philosophy departments. Not sure if many offer such specific undergrad major though…</p>
<p>One thing to bear in mind is that History of Science and other similar majors are social science disciplines rather than scientific ones. In other words, much more history than science. One should not go into those fields thinking you are going to end up being a scientist doing old school science. I’ve know a few kids who were confused on that point.</p>
<p>I think they are very popular, though, for pre-med students who don’t want to major in biology.</p>
<p>joesboy, thanks for the info. I will look to it.
nngmm, thank you. I am looking for both History of science/math and philosophy(science) of science/math. Prof. Baker looks being faculty at Swarthmore but their site is telling he is on leave 08-09. History and Philosophy of Science is taught by W. Mark Goodwin and its description looks what I am looking for. They read Kuhn in this course.</p>
<p>Someone already mentioned UW-Madison. Good number of History of Science courses. Check out their website and catalog section for this.</p>
<p>I am working on listing up relevant courses at colleges. This is a partial list FYI.
Brandeis Philosophy of Science Philosophy of Mathematics<br>
Brown Philosophy of Mathematics Philosophy of Science<br>
Cal Tech HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE - many courses<br>
Columbia Philosophy of Science, Science across Cultures, Science, Technology and Society
Cornell Philosophy of Science Politics of Science
Dartmouth Scientific Revolutions and Modern Society, History of Recent Science and Technology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics
Duke Philosophy of Mathematics, Problems of Philosophy of Science, EMERGENCE OF MODERN SCIENCE
Harvard History of Science - many courses, Philosophy and the Exact Sciences: Aristotle to Newton, Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
MIT History of Science, Ancient Philosophy and Mathematics, Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
Northwestern History of Western Science and Medicine<br>
Princeton History of Science - several courses<br>
Stanford HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - many courses, Philosophy of Science - several courses
Swarthmore Hitory and Philosophy of Science<br>
U Chicago Philosophical Issues of Mathematics and Physical Geometry, History of Science since Kuhn<br>
U Penn Science, Technology and Society, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Science
UW-Madison The Scientific Revolution: from Copernicus to Newton<br>
Vanderbilt Science, Technology and Modernity, History of Mathematics (Math Major)
Wesleyan Science in Western Culture, Philosophy of Science<br>
Williams History of Science<br>
Yale History of Science - many courses, Philosophy of Mathematics</p>
<p>I suspect you are probably missing a bunch of relevant courses at some of those universities, if they are more focused on a particular time period or subject matter rather than general overviews, or if they are general overviews with general names.</p>
<p>For example, probably half of the courses (including the required courses) in Chicago’s HIPS major meet some or all of your criteria, especially including Herman Sinaiko’s Philosophy of Knowledge. The same is true for Penn’s STS program. I know “History of Disease”, for instance, would be of considerable interest.</p>
<p>Stanford has a major: Science, Technology and Society. Within it the student may select a concentration that will lead to either a BA or a BS. For example the concentration may be history or technology or Aesthetics.</p>