Science and its social context

Schedule of readings and due dates - Fall 2003

Aug. 26 Introduction to the course

28 Kleinman, Science, Technology and Democracy, Introduction, 1-11

Sept. 2 "Human Well Being and Federal Science" by Daniel Sarewitz, in Kleinman

4 "Should Philosopies of Science Encode Democratic Ideals?" by Sandra Harding, in Kleinman

9 Homework due

11 Grinnell, The Scientific Attitude Preface and Chapter 1

16 Grinnell, Chapter 2

18 Grinnell, Chapter 3

23 Grinnell Chapter 4-5

25 Grinnell, Chapter 7-8 (skip 6)

30 Grinnell essay due

Oct 2 Kleinman Part I "Citizen Participation in Action", chapters 1-2

7 Fall Break

9 Kleinman, Part I "Citizen Participation in Action", chapters 3-4

14 Gibbs, Dying From Dioxin Introduction and Chapter 1 + pp. xvii-xxix

16 Gibbs Chapters 2-3 & 10, Appendices C-F, Mandatory group meetings

21 Gibbs, Chapters 4-5 & 11-12

23 Gibbs Chapters 6-7 & 13-14 Mandatory group meetings

28 Gibbs Chapters 17-18

30 Gibbs, Chapters 8-9 & 15-16 Mandatory group meetings

Nov 4 Group presentations on citizen participation models

6 ""Is the Citizen Scientist an Oxymoron?" by Stephen Schneider, in Kleinman

11 "Democratizations of Science and Technology" by Daniel Kleinman, in Kleinman

13 Essay on Democracy and Science due (Cloning unit begins)

18 "Background and the Science of Cloning" and Appendix: "NBAC (National Bioethics Advisory Committee) Executive Summary in The Human Cloning Debate ed. by Glenn McGee also see http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/nbac/nbac.html

20 "Liberty and Ethics in Cloning" in McGee

25 "Revulsion and the Role of Bioethics" in McGee

27 Thanksgiving

Dec. 2 "The Clone Chosen" in McGee

4 "Rights to Clone" in McGee

9 "God and the Clone" in McGee 11