PHIL-4604: Philosophy of Biology
Description: This course is designed primarily for students of biology or philosophy students with a strong interest in biology. Topics vary from year to year, but include the changing character of biology as a science, the special character of biological explanations and methods, and the place and value of reduction (e.g., of Mendelian to molecular genetics) in biology.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 16
Average GPA: 3.19 (B+)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 39.75%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.75%
| Benjamin C Jantzen | 2024 | 54.4% | 21.4% | 8.2% | 1.7% | 9.4% | 4.8% | 3.15 | 8 |
| Gregory Novack | 2022 | 37.2% | 28.1% | 20.5% | 7.2% | 0.0% | 7.1% | 2.92 | 2 |
| Mark Bauer | 2010 | 35.7% | 42.9% | 14.3% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 3.18 | 2 |
| Daniel M Kraemer | 2015 | 50.0% | 37.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 3.05 | 1 |
| Richard M Burian | 2007 | 69.3% | 23.6% | 7.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.53 | 2 |
| Christopher B Haufe | 2008 | 73.3% | 13.3% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.49 | 1 |