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Link to PDF of the slides shown in the session.
The global roots of classical science, its development through the Enlightenment, and its role in the development and underpinning of the World’s Great Empires.
Link to Article: “Classical Science”
This article re-examines classical science as a global, relational practice—not just a European invention. From early sensation to modern abstraction, we explore its power, limits, and cultural cost.
Link to Handout: Discussion questions
Link to a handout that contains the full text of each of the three questions, as well as instructions for the group discussions.
Supplementary Handouts
Links to twenty-two handouts that provide background information on the presentation slides. Each handout may be accessed by clicking on the relevant box below. They can also be accessed directly from the “Information” button on the particular slide to which they refer.
Iain McGilchrist
Revising
Our
Ideas
Entangled Roots of Science
Sumeria
c. 3000 BCE
Egypt
Greek Science
Indian Maths
Amerindian
Islamic Science
Medieval Europe
Chinese Innovations
Copernicus
Scientific Method
Big Ideas
Scientific Advances
Isaac Newton
From Theory to Fact
The Great Exhibition of 1851
Doing
Science
Science and Empire
The Blind Spot
The Trouble With “Subjective”
Books that Provided Material for the Session
Link to Course Home Page
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