Can the Science of Greek and Roman Antiquity contribute to 'thinking the present'? by Pr H. von Staden
Event details
| Date | 08.12.2010 |
| Hour | 18:00 |
| Speaker | Pr Heinrich von Staden |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Claims concerning the relevance of earlier periods in the history of science for understanding contemporary science must be subjected to critical and even skeptical scrutiny, yet some perspectives evoked by the history of ancient science and medicine resonate with contemporary issues. These include the ancient recognition of the pervasiveness of observational and inferential errors; debates about scientific method; the uses of animal experimentation and human experimentation; and shifting notions of ‘evidence’ and ‘proof’.
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- Sandrine Lay Dumont