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Sep 27, 2024
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PHIL 4120 - Philosophy of Biology
An analysis of such issues as the structure of theory in biology, whether biology differs from other sciences; whether species exist, natural selection, how taxonomy should be done, and whether biology raises any ethical issues.
Requisites: BIOS 1710
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Students will also learn to apply general topics in philosophy of science to biology, e.g., explanation, confirmation, reductionism, and holism.
- Students will be able to analyze and evaluate important concepts used in biology: fitness, function, adaptation, selection, species, and taxonomic principles.
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