Science 240 Fall 1998

The Nature Of Scientific Thought

IV. The Case of Barbara McClintock (Prof. Holsinger)

Mon. 11/2 through Wed. 11/11

25. Mon 11/2.The Relationship between Biological and Physical sciences. Sober, Sections 1.6 & 1.7.
26. Wed 11/4. Paradigms in Biology and the Unity of science. Chapters 1-6 in Keller, especially Chapter 6.
27. Fri 11/6. Jumping genes and the challenge to the Mendelian Paradigm. Chapters 7-10 in Keller.
28. Mon 11/9. Molecular biology, Bacteria, and the Paradigm Shift. Chapters 11-12 in Keller.
29. Wed 11/11. Supervenience and the autonomy of biology. Section 3.5 in Sober.