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QUESTION M11:
Which are the two big breakthroughs for science and scientific thinking taking place first in
the Ancient Greece and then with the Scientific Revolution from the 16th century?
Please pay attention to the following:
The answer should be one page long, excluding references. Use standard font, i.e.
Times New Roman 12 points, 1.5 spacing.
Your answer must be original.
Your answer must make references to the required readings, not least when defining
key concepts relevant to your answer.
Use references both in-text and in a list at the bottom of your answer. Always refer
to the academic sources that you consult in your work. Use the sources I have
uploaded as your primary source. You may want to consult secondary sources as
well to support your answer. And be sure not to copy from your sources except for
shorter quotes. Quotes must be put within quotation marks. Get the information from
your sources but write your answer in your own words.
The answer should demonstrate that you have read and understood the curriculum
and that you can present and discuss the subject in question in a clear and structured
manner. READINGS MODULE 11
A Brief History of Science
– The Beginning – The Greeks and the Emergence of Rational Thinking
Magee – The Story of Philosophy, pages 6-9, 11-18 and 32-39
(COMPULSORY)
– The Scientific Revolution and Natural Science
Magee – The Story of Philosophy, pages 63-71 and 74-77
(COMPULSORY)
– The Birth of a Science of Society
The Ideas That Made the Modern World Introduction (VOLUNTARY) QUESTION M13:
Discuss whether, or to which degree, the social sciences ( Sociology, Political Science and
Social Anthropology) can be studied in a scientific way (are the Social Sciences science?).
Please pay attention to the following:
The answer should be one page long, excluding references. Use standard font, i.e.
Times New Roman 12 points, 1.5 spacing.
Your answer must be original.
Your answer must make references to the required readings, not least when defining
key concepts relevant to your answer.
Use references both in-text and in a list at the bottom of your answer. Always refer
to the academic sources that you consult in your work. Use the sources I have
uploaded as your primary source. You may want to consult secondary sources as
well to support your answer. And be sure not to copy from your sources except for
shorter quotes. Quotes must be put within quotation marks. Get the information from
your sources but write your answer in your own words.
The answer should demonstrate that you have read and understood the curriculum
and that you can present and discuss the subject in question in a clear and structured
manner. READINGS MODULE 13
The Sciences of Society The Humanities or the Social Sciences
– Sociology
Giddens – Sociology, ch. 1 (COMPULSORY)
Cuff, Sharrock & Francis – Perspectives in Sociology, ch. 7
(VOLUNTARY)
Ritzer – Classical Sociological Theory, ch. 1 (VOLUNTARY)
– Political Science
Goodin & Klingemann – A New Handbook of Political Science, ch. 2
(VOLUNTARY)
Heywood – Politics, ch. 1 (COMPULSORY)
– Social Anthropology
Eriksen – What is Anthropology, ch. 2 (COMPULSORY)
Barrett Anthropology – A Students Guide to Theory and Method, ch. 1
(Page 3-10 (COMPULSORY, the rest VOLUNTARY)
