Seeking Truth, Living with Doubt
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The core seminar of this FIG, "Seeking Truth, Living with Doubt," will combine science, the arts, and religion in discussion the search for truth from several perspectives. Designed for "non-science majors," the seminar will examine the nature of truth and of proof, standards for "truth" in scientific reasoning, and the roles that the sciences play in society. Some of the topics that students will explore include the role of freedom in science, evolutionary theory and the role that physics plays, scientism and eugenics, and the responsibilities of science and scientists. In "Introduction to Zoology," students will come to understand how scientists in this discipline approach problem solving in the areas of ecology, animal behavior, cell structure, evolution, genetics, and physiology. "Religion in History and Culture: The East" is an interdisciplinary survey of the major religious traditions of South Asia. The courses in this FIG will demonstrate various ways that human beings search for truth and meaning.

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