*Can biology answer questions that once belonged only to philosophy?*
Alex Rosenberg argues that Darwinian biology transformed not only science but also our understanding of morality, meaning, mind, and human purpose, bringing traditionally philosophical questions into the scientific domain.
0:00 What Is the Philosophy of Biology
1:14 How Darwin Changed the Nature of Inquiry
4:27 How Philosophers Help Biologists
6:48 Biology and the Philosophy of Mind
9:43 Can Biology Answer Philosophy’s Biggest Questions
*Alexander Rosenberg* is an American philosopher and novelist. He is the R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University, well known for contributions to philosophy of biology and philosophy of economics. Rosenberg describes himself as a “naturalist”.
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