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DATUK PROFESOR
DR. HJH AZIZAN
BINTI BAHARUDDIN

Falsafah Sains
Science Philosophy

ilahirkan pada tanggal 22 Februari 1955, orn on 22 February 1955, Professor Azizan
Prof Azizan Baharuddin dibesarkan dan Baharuddin was raised and received her
menerima pendidikan persekolahan primary school education in Gombak,
Drendah di Gombak, Selangor. Beliau BSelangor. She received her secondary
menerima pendidikan menengah di Kolej Tunku education at Tunku Kurshiah College, Seremban.
Kurshiah, Seremban. Setelah menerima Biasiswa After receiving a Commonwealth Scholarship, she
Komanwel, beliau melanjutkan pengajian Sarjana pursued her BSc. (Hons) in Biology at the University
Muda Sains dengan Kepujian dalam bidang Biologi of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia. Later, she obtained
di University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia. her M.Sc. in History and Philosophy of Science at
Seterusnya, beliau memperoleh ijazah Sarjana Sains University College London in 1979, and a Ph.D. in
dalam Sejarah dan Falsafah Sains dari Universty Philosophy of Science at University of Lancaster in
College London pada 1979 dan PhD dari University 1989. From 1984 until 2011, Prof Azizan served as a
Lancaster dalam bidang Falsafah Sains pada tutor, lecturer, Associate Professor, and Professor
tahun 1989. Dari tahun 1984 ke 2011, Prof Azizan at the Department of Science and Technology
berkhidmat sebagai tutor, pensyarah, Profesor Studies. Despite being formally set up in 1977, the
Madya dan Profesor di Jabatan Pengajian Sains department was first institutionalised by the late
dan Teknologi. Walaupun jabatan tersebut dibuka Royal Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz via the History
secara rasminya pada tahun 1977, sebenarnya ia and Philosophy of Science (HPS) course under
telahpun diinstitusikan oleh Almarhum Profesor the management of the Dean’s Office in 1975. The
Diraja Ungku Abdul Aziz melalui kursus Sejarah dan main aim of this discipline was to provide science
Falsafah Sains (SFS) di bawah Pejabat Dekan Sains graduates with an opportunity to deepen their
sejak tahun 1975. Antara tujuan utama disiplin ilmu knowledge in the principal ideas of the meaning,
ini adalah untuk memberi peluang kepada graduan- origins, nature, evolution, and development of
graduan sains untuk mendalami pengetahuan idea- science and technology, as well as its wider socio-
idea utama mengenai makna, asal usul, ciri-ciri, cultural impact and interplay with other disciplines
evolusi serta perkembangan sains dan teknologi such as economics, law, religion, politics, policies
dan juga impak serta interaksinya dengan bidang- on development, amongst others.
bidang lain seperti ekonomi, undang-undang,
agama, politik, polisi pembangunan dan lain-lain. Between 1994 and 1996, Prof Azizan was
appointed as the Deputy Director in charge of the
Dari tahun 1994 sehingga 1996, Prof Azizan Division of Science and Technology in the Malay
telah dilantik sebagai Timbalan Pengarah Bahagian World at Academy of Malay Studies, Universiti
Sains dan Teknologi di Alam Melayu, Akademi Malaya. From 1996 until 1998, she was appointed
Pengajian Melayu, Universiti Malaya. Dari tahun 1996

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