Philosophy of Evolutionary Medicines

Evolutionary biology has been influential in the making of our categories that are related ot health and disease and our own understanding. This course offers a critical perspective on evolutionary medicine while it develops on the theories of evolution to understand how does evolutionary biology and evolutionary thinking help us to think about health and disease in better ways.

Content

Critical perspective on evolutionary medicine
Elaboration and discussion of evolutionary theories

LITERATURE RECOMMENDATION

Altinok, O. (2023). Conceptual and Ethical Challenges of Evolutionary Medicine, Springer
Gluckman, P., Beedle, A., Buklijas, T., Low, F., Hanson, M. (2016). Principles of Evolutionary Medicine, Oxford Academics

COURSE ENROLLMENT AND MATERIALS

Further information about this module can be found via the Online Course Catalogue and Stud.IP. In addition, you must also register your attendance at this course via Stud.IP.

Online Course Catalogue

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