300182 SE Selected topics in the philosophy of biology (2011W)

Continuous assessment of course work

Vorbesprechung am 11.10.2011 um 17.15 Uhr im Seminarraum des Department für Theoretische Biologie, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien, 2. Ebene, 4. Spange

Termine jeweils Dienstag 16.00-18.00:
25.10. - 8.11. - 22.11. - 29.11. - 6.12. - 13.12. - 20.12. + Präsentationen am 24.1.2012

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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Th 01.09.2011 08:00 to We 21.09.2011 20:00
Deregistration possible until Su 30.10.2011 23:00

Details

max. 20 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course will discuss selected topics based on student preferences such as:
- What is philosophy of biology?
- What distinguishes biology from physics and chmistry?
- Reduction, emergence, multilevel selection
- Limits of adaptation: EvoDevo and Niche Construction
- Big Data biology (bioinformatics, systems biology, synthetic biology)

Assessment and permitted materials

Participation in group discussions; Powerpoint presentation on one of the topics at the end of the seminar.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

To become acquainted with the way contemporary philosophers of biology deal with conceptual and methodological issues in the life sciences.

Examination topics

Introduction to the themes by the instructor; individual readings; group discussions.

Reading list

Readings:

Association in the course directory

B-WZB, WZB

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