MSc Phil Hist Sci
Philosophy of Biological and Cognitive Sciences
Tuesdays 12-1.30
Lecture Room, Dept of Philosophy, KCL
Matteo Mameli and David Papineau
Class 1 9 October-Selfish
Genes
Class 2 16
October-Non-Genetic Selection
Class
3 23 October-Functions and Adaptationism
Class
4 30 October-Representation and Teleosemantics plus (Preparatory
Reading)
Class
5 13 November-Reduction, Selection and Special Sciences
Class
6 20 November-Innateness
Class
7 27 November-Baldwin Effect
Class
8 4 December-Group Selection
Class
9 11 December-Drift and Natural Selection
Class
10 8 January-Adaptationist Evolutionary Psychology
Class 11 15 January-Mental Modularity
Class
12 22 January-Evolution and Ethics
Class
13 29 January- Guest Speaker: Kevin Brosnan on evolution and ethics
Class
14 5 February-Evolution and Ethics (continued)
Class
15 19 February-Guest Speaker: Cecilia Heyes on innate cognitive structures
Class
16 26 February-Transmitted Culture as an Adaptation
Class
17 4 March-Memetics and Co-Evolution
Class
18 11 March-Guest Speaker: Alex Mesoudi on cultural
evolution
Class
19 18 March-Guest Speaker: Simon Blackburn