Lectures on the General History of Science
The lectures of the spring 2015 course on the general history of science, from the outline to the closing summary, later made into the book Outdated Wisdom.
20 posts · 2014–2016
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- 2Lecture Notes on the General History of Science (Introduction)
- 3Lecture Notes on the General History of Science 2: The Prehistory of Science
- 4Lectures on the General History of Science 3: The Classical Greek Period [Classroom Changed Starting Next Week]
- 5Lectures on the General History of Science 4: Hellenistic Science
- 6Lectures on the General History of Science 5: Roman and Arabic Science
- 7Lecture Notes on the General History of Science 6: Special Topics in the History of Chinese Science
- 8Lecture Notes on the General History of Science 7: The Middle Ages and Christian Science
- 9Lectures on the General History of Science 8: Printing and the Scientific Revolution
- 10Lecture Notes on the General History of Science 9: The Copernican Revolution
- 11Lectures on the General History of Science 10: The Mechanics Revolution [Class Discussion the Week After Next]
- 12Lectures on the General History of Science 11: Alchemy and the Scientific Revolution [Next Week’s Class Discussion]
- 13Lectures on the General History of Science 12: Discussion Session
- 14Lectures on the General History of Science 13: Science in the Age of Enlightenment
- 15Lecture Notes on the General History of Science 14: Science and the Industrial Revolution [Starting Next Week, We’ll Move to a Different Classroom]
- 16Lectures on the General History of Science 15: A Special Topic in the History of Mathematics (The Mathematical Revolution)
- 17A General History of Science 16: The Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics
- 18Compendium of Recommended Readings for a General History of Science
- 19How Should the General History of Science Be Told? — Course Summary for “General History of Science”