課程說明(Course Desc<x>ription)
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<br>This graduate seminar is compulsory for the Master students of the first year of  
<br>乙組  of the Institute of History; it is also recommended to all those
<br>students who plan to work on topics related to history or philosophy of science.
<br>The course is offered in English.
<br>Students will read book chapters and papers on history, philosophy, and 
<br>sociology of science in order to analyze their language, structure, scope, 
<br>argumentation, methods of citation, etc., in order to familiarize themselves 
<br>with the st<x>yle and standards of scholarly publications in the field.
<br>The number of pages to read in one week will not be more than 40. The students 
<br>will have to write their weekly assignments and send them to instructor by 
<br>email. The assignments will be discussed in the class.
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<br>指定用書(Textbooks)
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<br>(1) An introduction to the historiography of science, by Helge Kragh (1987). 
<br>This book can be found in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, call 
<br>number Q125 K855 1987 (a pdf version of the book will be provided by the 
<br>instructor); 
<br>(2) “The structure of Scientific Revolutions” by Thomas Kuhn (Second Edition, 
<br>Enlarged), The University of Chicago Press, 1970 (a pdf version of the book will 
<br>be provided by the instructor).
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<br>參考書籍(References)
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<br>A number of selected papers and book chapters relevant to the topics that the 
<br>students will choose for their term papers.
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<br>教學方式(Teaching Method)
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<br>1. Students will read book chapters and papers on history, philosophy, and 
<br>sociology of science in order to analyze their language, structure, scope, 
<br>argumentation, methods of citation, etc., in order to familiarize themselves 
<br>with the st<x>yle and standards of scholarly publications in the field.
<br>The number of pages to read in one week will not be more than 40. The
<br>students will have to write their weekly assignments and send them to instructor 
<br>by email. The assignments will be discussed in the class.
<br>2. The students will have to write a review of papers and/or book chapters
<br>related to the topic of their term paper; this review (probably, with small 
<br>modifications) will be later used in their term paper.
<br>3. The students will prepare a term paper on the topic in history of science 
<br>they select themselves. The goal of this activity is to teach students express 
<br>their ideas in clear and concise form and to provide correct arguments.
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<br>教學進度(Syllabus)
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<br>Week 1. Introductory class, discussion of the syllabus.
<br>Week 2. Reading assigned reading materials, answering instructor’s questions, 
<br>preparing for class discussion. Reading materials: Chapters 1-2 of the book of 
<br>H. Kragh.
<br>Week 3. Reading assigned reading materials, answering instructor’s questions, 
<br>preparing for class discussion. Reading materials: Chapters 3-5 of the book of 
<br>H. Kragh.
<br>Week 4. Reading assigned reading materials, answering instructor’s questions, 
<br>preparing for class discussion. Reading materials: Chapters 6-8 of the book of 
<br>H. Kragh.
<br>Week 5. Reading assigned reading materials, answering instructor’s questions, 
<br>preparing for class discussion. Reading materials: Chapters 9-10 of the book of 
<br>H. Kragh.
<br>Week 6. Reading assigned reading materials, answering instructor’s questions, 
<br>preparing for class discussion. Reading materials: Chapter 11 of the book of H. 
<br>Kragh.
<br>Week 7. Reading assigned reading materials, answering instructor’s questions, 
<br>preparing for class discussion. Reading materials: Chapters 12-13 of the book of 
<br>H. Kragh.
<br>Week 8. Oral defense of individual projects.
<br>Week 9. Reading assigned reading materials, answering instructor’s questions, 
<br>preparing for class discussion. Reading materials: Chapters 14-15 of the book of 
<br>H. Kragh.
<br>Week 10. Reading assigned reading materials, answering instructor’s questions, 
<br>preparing for class discussion. Reading materials: Chapters 16-17 of the book of 
<br>H. Kragh.
<br>Week 11. Reading assigned reading materials, answering instructor’s questions, 
<br>preparing for class discussion. Reading materials: The Preface (pp. v-xii) and 
<br>Chapter 1 (pp. 1-9) of “The structure of Scientific Revolutions” by T. Kuhn.
<br>Week 12. Reading assigned reading materials, answering instructor’s questions, 
<br>preparing for class discussion. Reading materials: Chapters 2 and 3 of T. Kuhn’s 
<br>book “The structure of Scientific Revolutions”.
<br>Week 13. Reading assigned reading materials, answering instructor’s questions, 
<br>preparing for class discussion. Reading materials: Chapters 4 and 5 of T.Kuhn’s 
<br>book “The structure of Scientific Revolutions”.
<br>Week 14. Reading assigned reading materials, answering instructor’s questions, 
<br>preparing for class discussion. Reading materials: TBA (each student will read 
<br>materials related to the topic of her/his term paper and produce a reading 
<br>report).
<br>Week 15. Reading assigned reading materials, answering instructor’s questions, 
<br>preparing for class discussion. Reading materials: TBA (each student will read 
<br>materials related to the topic of her/his term paper and produce a reading 
<br>report).
<br>Week 16. Reading assigned reading materials, answering instructor’s questions, 
<br>preparing for class discussion. Reading materials: TBA (each student will read 
<br>materials related to the topic of her/his term paper and produce a reading 
<br>report).
<br>Week 17. Oral defense of the term paper.
<br>Week 18. Discussion of the oral defense; submission of the term paper.
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<br>Evaluation: All the above-listed activities will be evaluated according to the 
<br>following scheme:
<br>Activity                        	     Credits
<br>Reading Assignments	                        20
<br>Class participation/Discussions	                10
<br>Topic preliminary discussion	                 5
<br>Topic defense	                                10
<br>Essay review of papers and/or book chapters	10
<br>Oral presentation of the term paper             20
<br>Term paper       	                        25
<br>Total	                                       100   
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