Philosophy 3334: Philosophy of Biology
Fall, 2023

Professor Joel Velasco
Office: 251C (Eng/Phil building)
Office Hours: M, T, Th 11:00-12:00 or by appointment
Teaching Assistant: Chad Hall
Office Hours: 2-3 Tu,Th in PHIL 256

Class meets Tue, Thur, 9:30-10:50 in English and Philosophy 400  

All of the boilerplate information such as course policies and the grading scheme can be found on the syllabus. The readings for the course are below.

Syllabus

Required Books:

The Selfish Gene (40th anniversary edition) by Richard Dawkins. Oxford Landmark Science, 2016. (Any edition after and including the second edition of this book is fine).

The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality by Kathryn Paige Harden. Princeton University Press, 2021.

All class assignments and any other readings will be found on this website. You should check this website reguarly for updates and bring copies of the assigned readings to class. All readings should be done before the date they are listed here. Come to class on that day prepared to discuss them. Reading questions and other homework assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date they are listed.

This is a tentative schedule/reading list:

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Week 8 - Finishing Dawkins

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