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PHIL 106 PO - Philosophy of Biology


CrsNo PHIL106 PO


When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2012.

Instructor(s): L. Perini

In the life sciences, distinctive methods and concepts play key roles in the production of knowledge. This course investigates biological explanation; examines concepts such as fitness, adaptation, gene and species; and addresses questions about whether biology reduces to physics, and the role of evolutionary and genetic claims in explaining human behavior. Prerequisite: one college-level philosophy or biology course.



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