School Of Humanities And Communication ArtsEvolutionary ThinkingWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 100998.4
Discipline: HUMAN BIOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Co ordinator
Chris Fleming
Equivalent Units
100865 - Evolutionary Thinking
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Successful completion of 60 credit points at Level 1.
Teaching Periods
Nothing on offer.
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About this UnitEvolutionary thinking has been one of the strongest and most pervasive influences on human thinking and behaviour in the modern era, leading in its most dangerous forms to eugenics, social engineering and theories of racial hierarchy. This unit examines various evolutionary modes of thought - focusing especially on Darwins The Origin of Species (1859) - their social and cultural impact, and challenges to their legitimacy.
Specialisations
| KP1000.1 | Humanities | CONTINUING |
| M1007.1 | Cultural and Social Analysis | CONTINUING |
| M1024.1 | Religion, Anthropology and Philosophy | CONTINUING |
| SM1003.1 | Cultural and Social Analysis | CONTINUING |
| SM1032.1 | Religion, Anthropology and Philosophy | CONTINUING |