Enrollment year
2015/2016
Academic discipline
M-STO/05 (HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUES)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Course
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
2nd semester (22/02/2016 - 06/05/2016)
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the history of Western thought is required
Learning outcomes
One of the main goals of the course is to provide epistemological and historiographical tools for understanding and comparing images of sciences and scientific processes in different period of Western thought
Course contents
The course focuses on the epistemological and doctrinal developement of medieval Latin alchemy and its relationship with scholastic natural philosophy and medicine (12th-15th centuries)
Teaching methods
Lectures
Reccomended or required readings
The bibliography will be definied during the lectures
Assessment methods
Final oral examination
Further information
The students unable to attend classes on a regular basis must agree with
the professor about a specific exam programme.
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