What is “human” nature? While human beings are animals, we believe we are special, radically different from other animals. Why? What traits are unique to humans? Are we...

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Philosophy of Human Nature & Uniqueness (Part II)

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What can evolution reveal about the developmental history of thinking and feeling? How did cognition and emotion (affect) co-develop over evolutionary time? Moreover, what...

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Philosophy of Evolutionary Cognition, Emotion, Consciousness (Part II)

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What is “human” nature? While human beings are animals, we believe we are special, radically different from other animals. Why? What traits are unique to humans? Are we...

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Philosophy of Human Nature & Uniqueness (Part I)

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Altruism, selfless concern for others, seems a challenge for evolution, as it seems the opposite of “survival of the fittest.” Why then is altruism so important in...

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Philosophy of Biological Altruism & Morality (Part II)

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Altruism, selfless concern for others, seems a challenge for evolution, as it seems the opposite of “survival of the fittest.” Why then is altruism so important in...

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Philosophy of Biological Altruism & Morality (Part I)

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What can evolution reveal about the developmental history of thinking and feeling? How did cognition and emotion (affect) co-develop over evolutionary time? Moreover, what...

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Philosophy of Evolutionary Cognition, Emotion, Consciousness (Part I)

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Can an evolutionary perspective help explain culture and various social behaviors? Is it proper to use “culture” for non-human animals? If so, what is “animal...

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Philosophy of Evolutionary Culture & Social Behavior (Part II)

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Can biology—especially evolutionary biology—help explain ethics, and if so, can science influence ethics and help set new norms? If science can, should science do? Topics...

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Philosophy of Biological Ethics & New Norms (Part II)

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Philosophy of Biological Ethics & New Norms (Part I)

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Can an evolutionary perspective help explain culture and various social behaviors? Is it proper to use “culture” for non-human animals? If so, what is “animal...

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Philosophy of Evolutionary Culture & Social Behavior (Part I)

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Sexual questions abound. What is “normal” sexual behavior vs. multiple variations? How to appreciate LGBTQ+ issues? What can be learned from sex in animal models that is...

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Philosophy of Sex, Sexuality, & Gender (Part I)

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Sexual questions abound. What is “normal” sexual behavior vs. multiple variations? How to appreciate LGBTQ+ issues? What can be learned from sex in animal models that is...

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Philosophy of Sex, Sexuality, Gender (Part II)

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Race is obviously real—historically, socially, politically. What about biologically? What’s the relationship between color and race? Are human races subspecies of homo...

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Philosophy of Race and Ethnicity

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Can philosophy contribute to medicine and healthcare? For example, philosophy can help clarify the concept of cancer, its nature, kinds and variations. Philosophy can also...

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Philosophy of Medicine & Healthcare (Part I)

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Can philosophy contribute to medicine and healthcare? For example, philosophy can help clarify the concept of cancer, its nature, kinds and variations. Philosophy can also...

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Philosophy of Medicine & Healthcare (Part II)

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Humanity’s future is now framed by artificial intelligence (AI) and increasing interventions in the human body to cure and to enhance, i.e., transhumanism. Considering the...

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Philosophy of Transhumanism & Artificial Intelligence (AI) (Part II)

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Humanity’s future is now framed by artificial intelligence (AI) and increasing interventions in the human body to cure and to enhance, i.e., transhumanism. Considering the...

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Philosophy of Transhumanism & Artificial Intelligence (AI) (Part I)

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