Why Philosophy of Biology?
Closer To Truth20 Mar 2024

Why Philosophy of Biology?

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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 are its challenges? How to consider race, sex/gender, cognition, culture, morality, healthcare, religion, alien life, and alien intelligences.

Featuring interviews with Michael Ruse, Elliot Sober, Elisabeth Lloyd, Peter Godfrey-Smith, John Dupré, Paul Griffiths, Richard Dawkins, Josh Swamidass, Quayshawn Nigel Julian Spencer, Denis Noble, Alexander Rosenberg, Samir Okasha, Massimo Pigliucci, Alan Love, and Philip Kitcher.

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David Brin on the Future of Humanity

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2 Sep 1h 5min

Michio Kaku on The God Equation

Michio Kaku on The God Equation

Could a single theory explain the fundamental workings of the universe? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku joins Robert Lawrence Kuhn to discuss The God Equation and the quest for a Theory of Everythin...

26 Aug 1h 9min

Woodenfish Forum on Buddhism, Science & Future — Landscape of Consciousness — Robert Lawrence Kuhn

Woodenfish Forum on Buddhism, Science & Future — Landscape of Consciousness — Robert Lawrence Kuhn

Can your theory of consciousness determine your answers to the biggest questions in philosophy, science, and religion — AI sentience, life after death, free will, personal identity? Robert Lawrence ...

19 Aug 1h 3min

How do Brains Work?

How do Brains Work?

Everything we know, everything we think, comes from our brain. Are brains our window to reality, seeing what truly exists? Or are we bound by brains, mental slaves of the meat in our heads? Featuring ...

12 Aug 27min

Celia Deane-Drummond on the Evolution of Wisdom and the Nature of Evil

Celia Deane-Drummond on the Evolution of Wisdom and the Nature of Evil

Celia Deane-Drummond talks the evolution of wisdom, COVID-19 and the boundary between natural and moral evil, Christian theology, and redeeming sin. She also discusses her book, Shadow Sophia, the sec...

5 Aug 1h 10min

What Would Multiple Universes Mean?

What Would Multiple Universes Mean?

Is there more than one universe? According to current cosmology, our entire gigantic universe is only one of innumerable universes, each universe like one tiny bubble in a limitless ocean of universes...

29 Jul 27min

What is Nothing?

What is Nothing?

What is “nothing”? What does it mean for nothing to exist—or for nothing to have ever existed? In this episode, Robert Lawrence Kuhn explores one of philosophy’s deepest questions: Why is there someth...

22 Jul 27min

Saleem Ali on Natural Laws and Human Life

Saleem Ali on Natural Laws and Human Life

How do natural laws shape human societies? In this conversation, Saleem Ali discusses Earthly Order: How Natural Laws Define Human Life, exploring connections between natural systems, social organizat...

15 Jul 1h 21min

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