----------------- Message one ------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 09:38:22 -0500 (EST) From: Michael M Sokal <[log in to unmask]> HISTPSY -- the Website for HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY, the new scholarly quarterly published by the American Psychological Association for its Division of the History of Psychology -- is now available at www.wpi.edu/~histpsy. The journal urges all members of the Forum for History of Human Science who are interested in subscriptions, or in submitting their latest scholarship for publication, or in volunteering to referee submitted manuscripts, to visit the Website and review its contents. I welcome your response to this Website and, more importantly, I look forward to receiving YOUR own first submitted manuscript. Mike Sokal Michael M. Sokal Editor, HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY Professor of History A scholarly journal Dept. of Humanities & Arts published quarterly by the Worcester Polytechnic Institute AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Worcester, MA 01609 USA for its Telephone: (508) 831-5712 DIVISION OF THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY Fax: (508) 831-5932 First issue: Spring 1998 ----------------- Message two ------------------ From: Nathaniel Comfort <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 10:43:30 -0500 To: Intl Soc for the Hist Phil and Soc St of Biol <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Hist Sci survey reading list I am putting together a year-long undergraduate survey in the history of science, technology, and medicine. Over two semesters, we will traverse (mainly Western) human culture, from the Babylonians to molecular genetics. I welcome any suggestions of texts and readings to use in this course. What have you used? What has worked well? What hasn't worked well? I will be happy to compile the results and post them here, if others are interested. My current plan is to assign a general Western Civ. text, such as McKay, Hill, and Buckler's A History of Western Society, and supplement this with readings and text in the history of science, technol. and medicine. I have used Lindberg's history of science up to the Scientific Revolution as a supplemental text and plan now to assign it as a required text. Major topics include: Babylonian and Egyptian astronomy Greek Science Roman Science and Technology Islamic Science The Middle Ages Scientific Revolution 18th and 19th C. science and medicine 20th C. -- physics, biomedicine, technology, etc. Please give as complete information as you can--publisher's info would be most welcome (though even just title and author would be useful). Also, has anyone used the HSS syllabus guide? It is mentioned on the HSS website with no description. Before I shell out $10, I would like to hear from anyone who has used it about what it includes, whether you found it useful, etc. Since this mailing list is distributed infrequently, I would appreciate direct replies, or being cc'd if you reply to the list. Thanks, Nathaniel Comfort /____ / Nathaniel C. Comfort |___ / History Department \_/ SBS Building /_\ SUNY Stony Brook |____\ Stony Brook, NY 11794-4348 \_____\ mailto:[log in to unmask] \____| http://www.cshl.org/comfort \_/ /_\ /____| /_____/