PHIL131 — Evolution and Philosophy
PHIL 131 - Evolution and Philosophy PHIL 131 - Evolution and Philosophy 5 Credits This course will explore the history and philosophical implications of one of the most interesting, explosive, world-changing ideas that has ever been proposed: that human beings and all other life forms on earth are the result of a unique, complex, unrepeatable process of natural selection and evolution. We will learn about other theories of biological change and diversity which preceded the modern theory of evolution. We will learn about Charles Darwin and investigate the observations and arguments which led him to conclude that all living things must be related in a great tree of common descent. We will explore the resistance to the idea of evolution which Darwin encountered and which still exists in some communities. And we will look at the ways evolutionary theory has been used to understand aspects of human experience including psychology, religion, and morality. Fees Quarters Typically pring Day Designed to Serve Students needing AA degree HUM distribution credit; students needing AA degree credit; students with an interest in biology, science, or evolution; students with an interest in philosophy; students with an interest in the history of ideas; general students. Active Date 2015-12-04 Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0 Total Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Natural Theology Early 19th c.