*Why do living things stay the same at all?*
John Dupré argues that biology is not fundamentally about fixed substances or natural kinds, but about dynamic processes that maintain temporary stability amid constant change.
0:00 Philosophy and Biology Merge Into One Another
1:38 Why Biology Can Lose the Big Picture
4:49 The Metaphysics of Natural Kinds
6:06 Evolution Depends on Variability
7:48 Biology Is About Processes, Not Substances
*John Dupré* is a British philosopher of science. He is the director of Egenis, the Centre for the Study of Life Sciences, and professor of philosophy at the University of Exeter. Dupré’s chief work area lies in philosophy of biology, philosophy of the social sciences, and general philosophy of science.
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