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PHI 162 - (HP) Philosophy of Biology

Semester Hours: 3

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This course surveys recent and current philosophical discussions of biology. Likely topics include debates about the reality of species, races, and ecosystems; how and what genes explain; analysis of concepts like adaptation and fitness; evolutionary explanations of morality; assumptions about what’s natural and unnatural in ecology.

 

Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
It is recommended that students taking this course have taken at least one previous course in either philosophy or biology.


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