Lecture1: Introduction to Philosophy of Biology

Philosophy of Biology Overview of the course and subject

Why Biology? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why Philosophy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why Evolution? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some questions that evolution addresses ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Evolutionary explanations ,[object Object],[object Object]

Evolution in biology Historical Empirical Experimental Recent Observational Ancient Neontology Paleontology

Biology and Human Nature ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Biological Determinism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Relation between Biology and Social Sciences? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Science and Society ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example: Altruism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Housekeeping ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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