LAWS 6308 - Law and Biology

Institution:

University of Colorado Boulder

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Description:

Investigates whether humans have an instinct for fairness and justice, the nature of good and evil, and why people behave the way they do. Studies why groups of people pass laws to express how they expect group members to behave. Examines questions about the foundations of law, first by surveying traditional philosophical and economic approaches to human behavior, and then by examining recent developments in genetics, human evolution and the emerging law, economics and biology synthesis.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colorado.edu

Phone Number:

(303) 492-1411

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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