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Knowing Nature (FDN103) |
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Points: |
3 |
Enrolment Options: |
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal, S2-external |
Description: |
Ways of knowing nature vary across different cultures and contexts and are both responsive to and influence the way societies are organised. What is our current understanding of the natural world? Drawing on the perspectives of the environmental and social sciences and humanities, and with a particular emphasis on the Australian context, Knowing Nature explores practical, theoretical and ethical questions about knowledge, nature, science and society. |
Contact time: |
Lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 2 hours per week. |
Prerequisites: |
Nil. |
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