History of Science - Exam Study Guide
History of Science - Exam Study Guide
Exam format: short essay (written). All four units weighted equally. Read Lindberg closely.
UNIT ONE - Ancient and Greek Science (Lindberg)
UNIT ONE - Ancient and Greek Science (Lindberg)
The Big Argument for This Unit
Science did not begin with the Greeks - but the Greeks transformed something practical and embedded in religion into something theoretical, argued, and open to criticism. The key shift is from "know-how without theoretical knowledge" (prehistoric) to causal explanation through the natures of things (Milesian). That shift is what Lindberg means by the beginning of Western science.