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I. Introduction
A. The Word "Biology"
1803; Treviranus and Lamarck
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" ("logos") -- the science of,
or the study of
"
" ("bios") -- living, or life
II. What is Life?
A. The Question
1. What is life?
B. The Answer
Biologically, something is said to be alive:
1. If it is made of cells...
and
2. If it is autopoietic ("self-making")...
and
3. If it can reproduce more of its own kind.
III. Why Study Biology?
A. Because it is required
1. Why is it required?
a. The more you know…
B. Because it is a human endeavor
1. It can help you survive
2. Curiosity
3. Economic Gain
C. To Look at Things in a Different Way
1. Education, etc.
To
a person uninstructed in natural history, his country or seaside
stroll is a walk through a gallery filled with wonderful works
of art, nine-tenths of which have their faces turned to the wall. --
Thomas H. Huxley |
D. To Read a Newspaper
1. The Issues
2. Other
To function as a citizen, you need to know a little about a lot of different sciences -- a little biology, a little geology, a little physics, and so on...The scientifically illiterate person has been cut off from an enriching part of life, just as surely as a person who cannot read. -- Robert M. Hazen |
IV. A Final Word
Perhaps the
most valuable result of all education is the ability to make
yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done,
whether you like it or not; it is the first lesson that ought
to be learned. -- Thomas Huxley |
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