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PHI 447 Philosophy, Evolution and Human Nature
This course covers philosophical issues in the evolutionary study of human cognition: the role of adaptationism; the values of psychological vs. behavioral approaches; the phenotypic gambit; the evolution of morality and altruism; the nature of culture and the possibility of cultural evolution; innateness, genetic determinism and development; and case studies of evolutionary explanation of human behavior or psychology. Students cannot receive credit for both 笔贬滨听447 and 笔贬滨听547.
Prerequisite: One 300 level or higher course in Philosophy, Biology, Psychology or Anthropology. Credit is not allowed for 笔贬滨听447 and 笔贬滨听547.
GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Typically offered in Fall only
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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The disciplines of Philosophy and Religious Studies tackle important questions with rigorous standards, relying on over two millennia of accumulated wisdom.