HPS 2270 - PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This seminar will consider foundational conceptual issues in biology including the nature and structure of biological explanation, the possibility of laws in biology and the relationship of biology to other sciences, natural kinds and the classification of species, teleology and biological function. In addition we will explore cutting edge topics of robustness in complex biological systems and the challenges raised for causal inference, emergence and multi-level organization as well as the relationship between unity of science and pluralism.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Grad LG/SNC Basis

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