PHIL 4200: Science, Technology and Society (STS)

Professor Robert Frodeman Classroom: BLB 90; TR

12:30-1:50
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OVERVIEW
,n ontrast to most of .'man .#stor*9 toda* :e-"e ome to e;)et onstant
.an2e7 T.#s .an2e #s dr#"en b* s#ene and te.nolo2*9 :.#. s'))l#es a
stead* stream of ne: 2ad2ets and a))s7 ,t-s e;#t#n2; b't #t #s also 'nner"#n27
T.#s o'rse<o"er#n2 a =eld :.#. #s also alled $#ene and Te.nolo2*
$t'd#es<e;)lores t.e "ar#ed onnet#ons bet:een s#ene9 te.nolo2*9 and
so#etal a'ses and e>ets7 ,t #s an #nterd#s#)l#nar* o'rse t.at dra:s
to2et.er )ers)et#"es from
-.#stor*9 so#olo2*9 and ).#loso).* of s#ene
-).#loso).* of te.nolo2*
-s#ene and te.nolo2* )ol#*
6e :#ll d#s'ss ?'est#ons s'. as:
does s#ene o>er a s)e#al t*)e of @or t.e only realA tr't.B
,s t.ere s'. a t.#n2 as t.e s#ent#= met.odB
,s s#ene se)arate from )ol#t#sB
6.at #s t.e relat#on bet:een s#ene and )ol#* ma/#n2B T.at #s9 an
s#ene sol"e o'r )ol#t#al ?'est#onsB
,s te.nolo2* ma/#n2 o'r l#"es better9 or #s #t o"er:.elm#n2 's :#t.
d#strat#ons and tr#"#al#t#esB Or )er.a)s bot.B
6.at are t.e 'lt#mate 2oals of te.nolo2#al de"elo)mentB ,s t.e
)ro)osed do'bl#n2 or tr#)l#n2 t.e .'man l#fes)an a 2ood #deaB Or t.e
de"elo)ment of "ar#o's t*)es of ).*s#al or o2n#t#"e en.anementsB
+ote: #n add#t#on to more abstrat read#n2s t.#s o'rse :#ll also ma/e
e;tens#"e 'se of ase st'd#es9 #nl'd#n2 'n#t on l#mate .an2e7
RE!I"#S
Read#n2 mater#als are on t.e o'rse Bla/board s#te7 T.e* :#ll #nl'de:
1. 0*res9 CT.e &#stor* of a C') of Co>eeC
2. Dasano>9 E0 F#eld of ,ts O:n: T.e !mer2ene of $#ene and Te.nolo2*
$t'd#es-
3. &e#de22er9 The Question Concerning Technology
4. P#el/e and B*erl*9 EBe*ond Bas# and 0))l#ed-
5. Polan*#9 ET.e Re)'bl# of $#ene-
6. $are:#tF9 E&o: $#ene ma/es !n"#ronmental Contro"ers#es 6orse-
7. 6#nner9 E%o 0rt#fats &a"e Pol#t#sB-
8. La'dan9 ET.e %em#se of t.e %emarat#on Problem-
9. 0nderson9 ECl#mate C.an2e-
10.Ra*ner and 5alone9 &'man C.o#e and Cl#mate C.an2e-
11.3an der $l'#Gs9 Rat.ena' ,nst#t't9 ERoom for Cl#mate %ebate-
12.Donas9 ETe.nolo2* and Res)ons#b#l#t*-
13.Perro:9 T.e +e;t Catastro).e9
14.Bor2mann9 EFoal T.#n2s and Prat#es-
15.B's.9 Sciencethe Enless !rontier
16.Hnorr-Cet#na9 ELaborator* st'd#es: T.e 'lt'ral a))roa. to t.e st'd* of
$#ene-
17.5ar;9 E%oes ,m)ro"ed Te.nolo2* 5ean Pro2ressB-
18.P#/er#n29 ET.e man2le of )rat#e-
19.Orem's9 E%etro#t-s %#lemma-
-as :ell as ot.er to)#al mater#als )'lled from t.e da#l* ne:s7 T.ese :#ll be
br#ef read#n2s9 b't *o' :#ll be res)ons#ble for t.em on s.ort not#e7
SSI#"$E"TS
5o"#e )a)er @d'e 5:59)m9 $e)t 4A 10I
Read#n2 J'#FFes 25I
!;ams on $e)t 25 and Ot 30 K0I
Com)re.ens#"e F#nal 25I
1A $o%ie &a&e': a L00 :ord )a)er @)l's or m#n's 100 :ords; less or more
t.an t.#s :#ll reslt #n an FA on t.e t:o mo"#es of :ee/ 2 #s d'e at 5:59)m9
$e)t 4 on Bla/board7 Late )a)ers ree#"e an F7 +ote: t.e :ord o'nt does
not #nl'de name9 t#tle9 or b#bl#o2ra).*7
2A Reading ()i**e+ are des#2ned to ens're t.at e"er*one /ee)s ') on t.e
read#n2s @and to a'se )a#n to t.ose :.o do notA7 T.ese are )o) ?'#FFes:
t.e* :#ll be ond'ted #n lass at an* t#me and :#ll be l#m#ted to ="e m#n'tes9
ons#st#n2 of ?'est#ons t.at s.o'ld be eas* to asn:er #f *o' .a"e done t.e
read#n27
3A $id,te'- e.a-+: on t:o oas#ons *o' :#ll s)end an ent#re lass )er#od
:r#t#n2 a n'mber @MNA of 1-2 )ara2ra). essa*s on o'r read#n2s and
d#s'ss#on7 !ssa*s :#ll be .eld to a .#2. standard: t.e* need to be t#2.tl*
ar2'ed9 :ell :r#tten9 and fo'sed7 T.e* need to #n"ol"e t.e anal*s#s of a
)o#nt9 not G'st t.e e;)ress#on of *o'r o)#n#on7 1rammar9 so).#st#at#on of
:r#t#n29 and #ntellet'al ontent :#ll all be 2raded7
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KA /o-&'ehen+i%e in cla++ 0inal: *o' :#ll .a"e 2 .o'rs to :r#te one
)ara2ra). ao'nts of M12 of o'r read#n2s7
"ote: )art##)at#on and attendane :#ll also a>et *o'r 2rade7 0ttendane #s
ta/en; t.ere are no e;'sed absenes7 Be2#nn#n2 on t.e K
t.
absene *o' :#ll
lose one letter 2rade on *o'r lass 2rade7
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,ntrod't#on: 0*res9 CT.e &#stor* of a C') of Co>eeC @lass .ando'tA; Dasano>9
E0 F#eld of ,ts O:n: T.e !mer2ene of $#ene and Te.nolo2* $t'd#es-
W3 2: Se&t 264
T:o mo"#es: "rie o# !r$n%enstein @1935A #n lass; :at. &$tt$c$ @1994A on
*o'r o:n7 "ote: t.e mo"#e )a)er #s d'e $'nda*9 $e)t 47
W3 8: Se&t 9,44
6#nner9 E%o 0rt#fats &a"e Pol#t#sB-; $are:#tF9 E&o: $#ene ma/es
!n"#ronmental Contro"ers#es 6orse-
W3 4: Se&t 45,47
Re"#e:; La'dan9 ET.e %em#se of t.e %emarat#on Problem-
W3 :: Se&t 28,2:
P#el/e and B*erl*9 EBe*ond Bas# and 0))l#ed-; e;am O1 on T.'rsda*7
W3 5: Se&t 80,Oct 2
&e#de22er9 The Question Concerning Technology
W3 ;: Oct ;,9
&e#de22er9 The Question Concerning Technology
W3 7: Oct 44,45
0nderson on l#mate .an2e
W3 9: Oct 24,28
Cl#mate .an2e: Ra*ner and 5alone9 E&'man C.o#e and Cl#mate C.an2e-
W3 40: Oct 27,80
Cl#mate .an2e: 3an der $l'#Gs9 Rat.ena' ,nst#t't9 ERoom for Cl#mate %ebate-
W3 44: "o% 4,5
Bor2mann9 EFoal T.#n2s and Prat#es-; Donas9 ETe.nolo2* and
Res)ons#b#l#t*-
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W3 42: "o% 44,48
Donas9 ETe.nolo2* and Res)ons#b#l#t*-
W3 48: "o% 47,20
Leo 5ar;9 E%oes ,m)ro"ed Te.nolo2* 5ean Pro2ressB-
W3 44: "o% 2:,2;
Leo 5ar;9 E%oes ,m)ro"ed Te.nolo2* 5ean Pro2ressB-
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-Cat.-') and s'mmar* of lass mater#al
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best :.en e"er*one ta/es res)ons#b#l#t* for read#n2 t.e te;t and
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s.eet for f'rt.er 2'#del#nes on t.ese )o#nts7
27 0ttendane #s r'#al7 0ttendane #s ta/en e"er* da*9 and *o'r lass
2rade :#ll be lo:ered b* one letter 2rade for ea. 3 lasses *o'
m#ss7
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bot. t.e s)#r#t and letter of federal e?'al o))ort'n#t* le2#slat#on;
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