BIOLOGY 255

Philosophy of Biology

Duke University · UGRD · Fall 2026

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An introduction to conceptual and methodological issues raised in contemporary biology, including reductionism, the meaning of chance, laws in biology, the units of natural selection, teleology, and the structure of evolutionary theory. Recommended prerequisite: AP biology or introductory biology.

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