SSCI 1210U Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Socratic Method, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Technological Determinism
8 Mar 2020
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How do we study history: history is like a feather. Historiography: the study of writing history, the study of historical narratives, a method by which to problematize how history has been written! What are the limits of studying the history of science and technology: the trap of technological optimism and technological determinism, cultural critiques of science and technology, science and technology as a paradox, the myth of progress. The ancients it"s all greek to me! Modern science credits greek philosophy as the basis of scientific thought, progress, and reason. Greek natural philosophy during the classical and hellenistic period (500 bce- 0 ce: to link elements of nature to natural processes, rather than attribute them to supernatural and religious beliefs. No written material left from socrates(470-399 bce), his teachings recorded by plato, who followed the socratic method, and the teaching of other greek philosophers (plato,
