PHI 3820 - Philosophical Issues in Biology

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St. John's University-New York

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Prerequisites: PHI 3000C, and three credits in the physical/biological sciences. An issueoriented investigation of the methods and results of the science of biology. Among the issues discussed are the fact of evolution, theories of evolution, teleological explanations, reductionism and organism, taxonomy and the uniqueness of method in biology. Credit: 3 semester hours.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stjohns.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 990-6161

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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