2005/06 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

HPSC3310 Philosophy of Biology

10 creditsClass Size: 100

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2005/06

Pre-requisites

'A' level Biology or equivalent.

This module is approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module students should be able to analyse andcritically assess a variety of key concepts and explanations in modern biology and biomedicine.

Syllabus

The aim of this module is to examine key concepts and explanations in modernbiology and biomedicine. Topics include: i) the gene, and the question of whether Mendelian genes indeed reduce to strings of DNA nucleotides; ii) the organism, and the question of whether concepts of 'health' and disease' pick out natural classes of conditions; iii) the evolving population, and the question of what, precisely, natural selection selects.

Teaching methods

Seminars 11 x 2 hours

Methods of assessment

One 2000 word essay

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 20/09/2006

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