Philosophy of Biology has two sides: the process of science and the content of biology. We address key questions. What is the nature of life? How does evolution work and what... video Why Philosophy of Biology? Episode 1 Season 23 26:47 Watch
Biologists work in different worlds than do physicists, separated by vast orders of magnitude, numbers of variables, and levels of complexity. Does the process of... video How Do Breakthroughs Happen in Biology? Episode 07 Season 21 26:47 Watch
Biology has big questions. What is life, language, race, gender, morality, wisdom, religion, extraterrestrial intelligence? A new field of inquiry seeks underlying structure... video What is Philosophy of Biology? Episode 06 Season 18 26:48 Watch
We ask the broadest and most fundamental questions about biology, seeking meaning, purpose and implications of biological phenomena and systems. Questions include: life,... playlist What is Philosophy of Biology? Topic Series 5 videos 39:46 Watch
Explore the process of science with the content of biology. Life’s nature and structure. Evolution’s challenges. Examine race, sex and gender, cognition, culture,... playlist Why Philosophy of Biology? (Part I) Topic Series 6 videos 55:40 Watch
Explore the process of science with the content of biology. Life’s nature and structure. Evolution’s challenges. Examine race, sex and gender, cognition, culture,... playlist Why Philosophy of Biology? (Part III) Topic Series 5 videos 40:17 Watch
What are biological theories, their scope and depth? How do biologists think? How do they conduct their research and construct their theories? What happens when traditional... playlist Philosophy of Life, Biological Thinking, & Theories (Part I) Topic Series 6 videos 57:41 Watch
What are biological theories, their scope and depth? How do biologists think? How do they conduct their research and construct their theories? What happens when traditional... playlist Philosophy of Life, Biological Thinking, & Theories (Part II) Topic Series 6 videos 1:06:06 Watch
What are biological theories, their scope and depth? How do biologists think? How do they conduct their research and construct their theories? What happens when traditional... playlist Philosophy of Life, Biological Thinking, & Theories (Part III) Topic Series 5 videos 36:12 Watch
Can biology be explained entirely in terms of chemistry and then physics? If so, that’s “reductionism.” Or are there “emergent” properties at higher levels of the... playlist Philosophy of Reductionism & Emergence (Part II) Topic Series 5 videos 42:09 Watch
Can biology be explained entirely in terms of chemistry and then physics? If so, that’s “reductionism.” Or are there “emergent” properties at higher levels of the... playlist Philosophy of Reductionism & Emergence (Part I) Topic Series 5 videos 53:00 Watch
Can biology be explained entirely in terms of chemistry and then physics? If so, that’s “reductionism.” Or are there “emergent” properties at higher levels of the... playlist Philosophy of Reductionism & Emergence (Part III) Topic Series 5 videos 41:47 Watch
Ecology, environmental protection, and dealing with climate change are among humanity’s most serious problems. Can a philosophical perspective clarify old issues and... playlist Philosophy of Ecology & the Environment Topic Series 16:45 Watch
Breakthroughs are whole new ways of thinking about biology. Darwinian evolution and the DNA revolution are prime examples. What else? Complex systems? Emergence? Reductionism... playlist What are Breakthroughs in Biology? (Part I) Topic Series 6 videos 1:01:13 Watch
Breakthroughs are whole new ways of thinking about biology. Darwinian evolution and the DNA revolution are prime examples. What else? Complex systems? Emergence? Reductionism... playlist What are Breakthroughs in Biology? (Part II) Topic Series 6 videos 50:55 Watch
Francisco Ayala Former University Professor, Professor of Biological Sciences, Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Irvine
Antonio Damasio David Dornsife Chair in Neuroscience, and Professor of Psychology, Philosophy, and Neurology, USC
Richard Dawkins Emeritus Fellow, New College Oxford; Fellow, Royal Society and Royal Society of Literature
Celia Deane-Drummond Director, Laudato Si’ Research Institute and Senior Research Fellow in Theology, University of Oxford
Peter Godfrey-Smith Professor in the School of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney
Lisa Lloyd Distinguished Professor of History & Philosophy of Science & Medicine; Adjunct Professor of Biology, Indiana University (Bloomington)
Alan Love Director, Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science; Professor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota
Rachell Powell Professor of Philosophy, Boston University; Director, Center for Philosophy and History of Science
Alex Rosenberg Professor of Philosophy and Center for the Philosophy of Biology Director, Duke University
Elliott Sober Hans Reichenbach Professor and William F. Vilas Research Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Quayshawn Spencer Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy and Undergraduate Chair, University of Pennsylvania
Derek Turner Professor of Philosophy; Karla Heurich Harrison '28 Director of the Goodwin-Niering Center for the Environment; Connecticut College
