- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Ancient Egyptian Science 3600-EG-AES-OG
The course sets out to introduce students to the history of knowledge science in ancient Egypt. In addition to providing an overview of topics such as astronomy, calendars, mathematics and metrology, also, for instance, magic, divination, and alchemy form part of the ancient scientific curriculum. Additionally, modern scholarly disciplines, such as biology or geography, will be discussed so as to understand how such subjects were conceived in ancient Egypt. The lecture provides an overview of the different areas of ancient Egyptian knowledge cultures from the third millennium BC to Late Antiquity, primarily drawing on ancient Egyptian evidence, both written sources and material culture. Evidence from contemporary neighbouring cultures will also be included. The focus of the course is on interpreting and reconstructing ancient practices and theories based on original sources (in translation) through a modern methodological approach to these by combining perspectives from philology, archaeology, and the history of science. One of the main objectives of the module is to make students aware of the importance of culture to interpret and understand ancient science and the practices and sociology connected therewith.
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Prerequisites (description)
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Learning outcomes
The student should:
Knowledge:
-Understand methods, scope, and social setting of ancient science and knowledge production
-Sources relating to science and knowledge production
-Connection between culture, epistemic traditions and connected practices
Skills
-Be able to analyses particular topics relating to ancient epistemic practices and science
-Analyze ancient sources, construct and present an argument, and historical overview of the ancient Egyptian history of knowledge and its sources in antiquity.
Competence:
-Awareness of the cultural specificity of the ancient Egypt and its significance for understanding modern world
-Awareness of significance the culture of the ancient Egypt
Assessment criteria
Written exam
Practical placement
1. What is knowledge and history of knowledge/science?
2. Astrology
3. Astronomy
4. Biology (botany and zoology)
5. Calendars
6. Chemistry and Alchemy
7. Divination
8. Geography and ethnography
9. Magic
10. Mathematics
11. Medicine
12. Metrology
13. Scholars and scholarly practices
14. Technological innovation
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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