Papers in this roundtable explore the nature of “Early Science” as a term and a discipline that is ultimately defined and limited by its chronological boundaries, while at the same time wide-ranging in its scope. What exactly do we mean by Early Science? How early – and conversely how late – is early science? To what extent does this terminology impose a teleological view of the history of science, by implicitly assuming that there was a before and an after (and before what exactly)? Does the term facilitate or actually prevent historians of science from welcoming the rich variety of understandings that characterizes human relationships with nature, not only in Western traditions but also across the globe?
Presenters on the roundtable will engage with the chronology of early science from a range of disciplinary perspectives and with attention to the importance of interrogating periodization from locations across the globe.
Co-organized by Hannah Marcus (Harvard University) and Anne-Laurence Caudano (University of Winnipeg)
02 Nov 2018 12:00 Noon - 01:15 PM(America/Vancouver)
Venue : Aspen, Second Floor
20181102T120020181102T1315America/VancouverThe Chronology of Early SciencePapers in this roundtable explore the nature of “Early Science” as a term and a discipline that is ultimately defined and limited by its chronological boundaries, while at the same time wide-ranging in its scope. What exactly do we mean by Early Science? How early – and conversely how late – is early science? To what extent does this terminology impose a teleological view of the history of science, by implicitly assuming that there was a before and an after (and before what exactly)? Does the term facilitate or actually prevent historians of science from welcoming the rich variety of understandings that characterizes human relationships with nature, not only in Western traditions but also across the globe?
Presenters on the roundtable will engage with the chronology of early science from a range of disciplinary perspectives and with attention to the importance of interrogating periodization from locations across the globe.
Co-organized by Hannah Marcus (Harvard University) and Anne-Laurence Caudano (University of Winnipeg)Aspen, Second FloorHistory of Science Society 2018meeting@hssonline.org
