HPS 2290 - TOPICS IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course aims to examine a variety of philosophical issues that arise in the biological sciences in historical context. Topics that may be covered, depending on which faculty member is teaching it, include: teleological explanation in biology; the nature of selection and/or levels of selection; debates over the gene concept or the species concept; biological individuality; whether there are `laws of nature' in the biological sciences; mechanistic explanation; biological classification and systematics; biological kinds and natural kinds; integration of development and evolution; etc.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Grad LG/SNC Basis

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