ASNST-116 Science & Islam: Global Histories

What is science? Should scientists and historians agree on what science means? How did science in Islamic Asia influence Europe? What role has religious thought and practice played in the history of science? We explore the long term, from the 9th to 19th century, from cosmopolitan Greco-Arabic translation projects, to the rise of European empires; consider change in human-nature relations in the late medieval and early modern human sciences from the Islamic world, including medicine, geography, anthropology, erotology, astronomy. Readings of primary sources in translation.

Maximum Enrollment

Writing-Intensive (18)

(First Year Course, Writing Intensive.)

Credits

1.00