HISC 173Seminar on Darwin and Darwinisms
Examines evolutionary theory before Darwin, the development of the theory of natural selection, the ongoing challenge from Lamarckism, nineteenth-century social Darwinism, the emergence of the neo-Darwinist synthesis, and the recent controversies over evolutionary psychology and creationism. Graduate students are expected to submit an additional paper.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “upper-division or graduate standing and department stamp.”