2022 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Social and Human Sciences Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Special Lecture on Advanced Topics in Social and Human Sciences SB 1
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Takamitsu Yamamoto
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Thu
- Class
- 1
- Course Code
- SHS.L418
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
How has the description of nature been made in human history? In this lecture, we will analyze the scientific style of some literature.
Course description and aims
Understand the scientific style
Keywords
science, style, history of sciences
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lecture in Japanese
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | None |
| Class 2 | Text 1: Aristotle | reading a text |
| Class 3 | Text 2: Copernicus | reading a text |
| Class 4 | Text 3: Galileo Galilei | reading a text |
| Class 5 | Text 4: Isaac Newton | reading a text |
| Class 6 | Text 5: Alexander von Humboldt | reading a text |
| Class 7 | Text 6: Charles Darwin | reading a text |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Literature subscription
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Instruct in class
Evaluation methods and criteria
Commitment: 30%, Final report: 70%
Related courses
- SHS.L415 ： Trans-disciplinary Exercise in Social and Human Sciences S
Prerequisites
none