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biology and culture: themes and subjects arising

Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 11:15am.

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The "classification" matter arises again in connection with mental health issues.  And many of the "code of behavior" matters are relevant as well.  In addition, we seem to be developing two additional themes:

  • the relation between life as a human being and life as other living organisms
  • the role of individual and group identities in some human lives (in contrast to other humans/living organisms?) 

Some possible senior paper topics

  • Is sex/gender bimodal in human beings?
  • History and future of the DSM
  • Problems in integration: biological/psychological/social
  • Codes of conduct in science: history and possibility
  • Distinctive features of humans among biological organisms and their implications
  • History of understandings of disease
  • Zero and non-zero sum games in biology and human social organization

 

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