PHYS 105 - (E) Man and the Evolutionary Universe

3 cr.

The study of the universe from the ancient times to the present. The ideas and approaches of various peoples are to be discussed, from the era of the powerful myths to the scientific approach of the Greeks, up to modern times, focusing on man and the evolving universe, in a historical and modern perspective. The role and the involvement of the Church in scientific thinking will be stressed as well.