HPS 2233 - MODERN EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Twentieth and twenty-first century evolutionary biology have been fertile ground for historians and philosophers of biology. This seminar will address historical and philosophical issues arising from the theory and practice of modern evolutionary biology. Topics may include the levels of selection debate, adaptationism and its alternatives, the place of chance and drift in evolution, species concepts and speciation processes, the challenges of phylogenetic inference, and the relationships between evolutionary and ethical accounts of altruism.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Grad LG/SNC Basis

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