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Lecture 1: Science and the Moral Economy o Shi, Vis,ana%han, <The =$ea% In"ian >o,el& Re-lec%ions on %he Len%in Re(o$%?, Economic and Political Weekly, @an#a$+ 30 1AAA, PE3A-PE BC o Lo$$aine Das%on, <The Mo$al Econo0+ o- Science?, Osiris& Secon" Se$ies, Vol 10 51AA59, (( 3-2B Lecture 2: The Scientific and the Philosophical

2 o Lo#is Al%h#sse$, Philosophy and the Spontaneous Philosophy of the Scientists & Other Essays, e" =$e.o$+ Ellio%% 5Lon"on an" >e/ Do$2& Ve$so, 1AA09, (( EA-1E5 o Richa$" Ro$%+, Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature 5P$ince%on& P$ince%on Uni,e$si%+ P$ess, 1A!A9, <In%$o"#c%ion?& (( 3-13 an" Cha(%e$ 3& (( 1311EB o S%e,e Fool.a$, Science: The Very Idea, 5Lon"on an" >e/ Do$2& Ta,is%oc2, 1ACC9, Ch 1 an" Ch 2, 15-3C Lecture : Pros and !ons of Mathemati"ation of #ature o Pla%o, Timaeus, %$ )en*a0in @o/e%%, The ollected !ialo"ues includin" the #etters, e" E"i%h Ga0il%on an" G#n%in.%on Cai$ns, P$ince%on& P$ince%on Uni,e$si%+ P$ess, 1A!3, (( 1151-1211 o i9 A$is%o%le, 3)oo2 I H )oo2 II& Sec%ions 1 an" 24 Physics, %$ Ro'in Fa%e$-iel", O6-o$"& O6-o$" Uni,e$si%+ P$ess, 200C, (( A-3C ii9 Ro'in Fa%e$-iel", 3The A$.#0en% o- %he Ph+sics& Sec%ions 5 an" E4 in Physics '+ A$is%o%le, ed$ cit$ (( 6,i-66ii o Ale6an"e$ 7o+$I, 3=alileo an" Pla%o4, in Pie%$o Re"on"i an" P V Pillai 5e"s 9, The %istory of Sciences: The &rench !e'ate, >e/ Delhi& O$ien% Lon.0an, 1ACA, (( 120-1B5 Lecture $: The !hanging La%s of #ature o @ D )e$nal, 3The E0e$.ence an" Cha$ac%e$ o- Science& Cha(%e$ I4, Science in %istory 5Vol#0e 19, Lon"on& C A Fa%%s J Co , 1A5B, (( 2!-5! o P C Mahalano'is, 3Gis%o$ical In%$o"#c%ion4, in A Eins%ein an" G Min2o/s2i, The Principle of (elati)ity: Ori"inal Papers, %$ M > Saha an" S > )ose, Calc#%%a& Uni,e$si%+ o- Calc#%%a, 200E, (( i-66ii o Pa#l Da,ies, 3In%$o"#c%ion4, in Fe$ne$ Geisen'e$., Physics and Philosophy: The (e)olution in Modern Science, Lon"on& Pen.#in )oo2s, 2000, (( ,ii-6,ii

3 o Fe$ne$ Geisen'e$., 3Cha(%e$s 1 an" 24, Physics and Philosophy: The (e)olution in Modern Science, ed$ cit$ (( 1-13

Lecture &: Production of Scientific 'no%ledge (: E)olution )s* +e)olution o Tho0as S 7#hn, 3Pos%sc$i(%4, The Structure of Scientific (e)olutions, Chica.o& The Uni,e$si%+ o- Chica.o P$ess, 1A!0, (( 1!B-210 o =eo$.es Can.#ilhel0, 3The Role o- E(is%e0olo.+ in Con%e0(o$a$+ Scien%i-ic Disco#$se4, The %istory of Sciences: The &rench !e'ate, ed$ cit$, (( 1A3-210 Lecture ,: Production of Scientific 'no%ledge ((: (n Serach of -rontiers o =as%on )achela$", 3The Ac%#ali%+ o- %he Gis%o$+ o- Sciences4, The %istory of Sciences: The &rench !e'ate, ed$ cit$, (( 1C1-1A2 o Michel 8o#ca#l%, 3Science an" 7no/le".e4, The *rcheolo"y of +no,led"e, %$ A M She$i"an-S0i%h, Lon"on& Ta,is%oc2, 1A!2, (( 1!C-1A5

Lecture .: Science as !ulture o )asil Fille+, HCha(%e$ 1& The T#$n o- %he Cen%#$+4, The Ei"hteenth entury -ack"round: Studies on the Idea of Nature in the Thou"ht of the Period, Ga$0on"s/o$%h& Pen.#in, 1AE2, (( A-31 o )asil Fille+, 3Cha(%e$ 10& C#l%#$e an" Ana$ch+4, Nineteenth entury Studies: olerid"e to Matthe, *rnold, Lon"on& Cha%%o J Fin"#s, 1ABA, (( 2EB-2!3 o The Scientist in Society, Calc#%%a& The0a, 2000 i9 P C Ra+, (( 20-2B ii9 C V Ra0an, (( BC-51 iii9 P C Mahalana'is, (( !1-C5 i,9 M > Saha, (( CE-15B

B ,9 S > )ose, (( 1E!-1!2 ,i9 G @ )ha'ha, (( 205-20A

Lecture /: Science as 'no%ledge: ( o 7a$l Po((e$, on.ectures and (efutations: The /ro,th of Scientific +no,led"e 5Lon"on& Ro#%le".e, 1A!C9

Lecture 0: Science as 'no%ledge: (( o Tho0as S 7#hn, The Structure of Scientific (e)olutions 5Chica.o& The Uni,e$si%+ o- Chica.o P$ess, 1A!09 Lecture 11: Science as 'no%ledge: ((( o I0$e La2a%os an" Alan M#s.$a,e 5e"s 9 riticism and the /ro,th of +no,led"e 5Ca0'$i".e& Ca0'$i".e Uni,e$si%+ P$ess, 1A!B9 Lecture 11: 234ecti)ity and Science o Lo$$aine Das%on an" Pe%e$ =alison, <The Scien%i-ic Sel-? in O'.ecti)ity, 5>e/ Do$2& Kone )oo2s, 200!9, (( 1A1-251 o Donna Ga$a/a+, <Si%#a%e" 7no/le".es& The Science L#es%ion in 8e0inis0 an" %he P$i,ile.e o- Pa$%ial Pe$s(ec%i,e? in Ma$io )ia.ioli 5e" 9, The Science Studies (eader, 5>e/ Do$2 an" Lon"on& Ro#%le".e, 1AAA9, (( 1!2-1CC o She-ali Moi%$a, <8e0inis% Tho#.h% an" O'*ec%i,i%+? in &eminist Thou"ht: *ndrocentrism0 ommunication and O'.ecti)ity 5>e/ Delhi an" 7ol2a%a& M#nshi$a0 Manoha$lal, in associa%ion /i%h Cen%$e o- A",ance" S%#"+ in Philoso(h+, @a"a,(#$ Uni,e$si%+, 20029, (( 100-123 Lecture 12: Science and the Social

o )$#no La%o#$, We %a)e Ne)er -een Modern 5Ca0'$i".e, Massach#se%%s& Ga$,a$" Uni,e$si%+ P$ess, 1AA39, (( 1-BC an" (( 130-1B5

5 o S%e,en Sha(in, <A Social Gis%o$+ o- T$#%h-Tellin.& 7no/le".e, Social P$ac%ice, an" %he C$e"i'ili%+ o- =en%le0en? in * Social %istory of Truth: i)ility and Science in Se)enteenth1 entury En"land , 5Chica.o an" Lon"on& The Uni,e$si%+ o- Chica.o P$ess, 1AAB9, (( E5-125 o Ian Gac2in., <Ma2in. U( Peo(le? in Ma$io )ia.ioli 5e" 9, The Science Studies (eader 5>e/ Do$2 an" Lon"on& Ro#%le".e, 1AAA9, (( 1E1-1!1 o Michel 8o#ca#l%, -irth of the linic: *n *rchaeolo"y of Medical Perception, %$ans Alan She$i"an 5>e/ Do$2& Pan%heon, 1A!39, (( i6-21, 1!B-1AA Lecture 1 : -eminist +e)er3erations

o E0il+ Ma$%in, <The E.. an" %he S(e$0& Go/ Science has Cons%$#c%e" a Ro0ance )ase" on S%e$eo%+(ical Male-8e0ale Roles? in E,el+n 8o6 7elle$ an" Gelen E Lon.ino 5e"s 9, &eminism and Science 5O6-o$", >e/ Do$2& O6-o$" Uni,e$si%+ P$ess, 1AAE9, (( 103-11! o E,el+n 8o6 7elle$, <=en"e$ an" Science& O$i.in, Gis%o$+, an" Poli%ics?, Osiris Secon" Se$ies, Vol 10 51AA59, (( 2!-3C o L#ce I$i.a$a+, <Is %he S#'*ec% o- Science Se6e"M? in 5A#%#0n 1AC59, (( !3-CC Lecture 1$: Science and !y3eria: Ethical Encounters ultural riti2ue 1

o O%is, La#$a 1AAA <Vi$cho/ an" 7och& The Cell an" %he Sel- in %he A.e oMias0as an" Mic$o'es? in Mem'ranes: Metaphors of In)asion in Nineteenth1 entury #iterature0 Science0 and Politics, C-3E )al%i0o$e an" Lon"on& The @ohns Go(2ins Uni,e$si%+ P$ess o Donna Ga$a/a+, <The )io(oli%ics o- Pos%0o"e$n )o"ies& De%e$0ina%ions oSel- in I00#ne S+s%e0 Disco#$se? in Simians0 y'or"s0 and Women: The (ein)ention of Nature Lon"on& 8$ee Associa%ion )oo2s, 1AA19 o A$%#$o Esco'e$, <Felco0e %o C+'e$ia& >o%es on %he An%h$o(olo.+ oC+'e$c#l%#$e?, urrent *nthropolo"y 35&3 51AAB9, (( 211-231