Science in Ancient Greece and Rome
This course will focus on the origins of scientific thought and the scientific method in the Classical world and broader Mediterranean. We will survey the attitudes of Greeks and Romans towards physics, biology, evolution, medicine, and animal behavior, and ask why science emerged in Greece and Rome in the first place.
Outcomes: Students will learn about the history of ideas of nature, physics, biology, medicine, and animal behavior in Ancient Greece, Rome, and the broader Mediterranean.
Outcomes: Students will learn about the history of ideas of nature, physics, biology, medicine, and animal behavior in Ancient Greece, Rome, and the broader Mediterranean.