Open Directory - Society: Philosophy: Philosophy of Science: Biology
See also: This category in other languages: - Mario Crocco's essay examines a palindromic relationship between astrophysical-biological evolution and mind-possessing living creatures in it. [PDF] - A palindromic relationship is reported between astrophysical-biological evolution and mind-possessing living creatures in it. Essay by Mario Crocco. - Discussion of philosophical issues related to biological diversity; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Daniel P. Faith. - Discussion of how altruistic behavior by organisms fits with the theory of evolution; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Samir Okasha. - Designed for prospective and practicing elementary school teachers, provides a biology lesson, knowledge mapping, and alternative ideas for effectiveness in teaching biology. - Permits access to the table of contents for each of the archived issues of this journal. Also includes information for authors. - Idealist philosophy resolves a fundamental paradox in the materialist account of evolution. Essay by Axel Randrup. - Reviews and analyzes various attempts to define life in terms of negentropy and complexity theory. - Directory devoted to the field by Roberta L. Millstein includes references works, societies, weblogs, journals, historians and philosophers of biology. - A philosophy paper by Tom Tyler examining the arguments on the concept of anthropomorphism. - ISHPSSB brings together scholars from diverse disciplines, including the life sciences, and the history, philosophy, and social studies of science. - Maintained by Michael R. Dietrich, of the Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College; includes links to web sites and online articles dealing with the philosophy of biology and related subjects. - Weblog provides commentary and links on topics related to the philosophy of genetics. - Entry from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Marc Ereshefsky. - Entry from the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Colin Allen. - Discussion of the beauty of evolution; explains that evolution is continuous and discontinuous at once, as is a good poem, or a work of art. - Stanford Encyclopedia entry on the notion of the immune self; by Alfred Tauber. - A list of persons, institutes, research groups and journals within theoretical biology, philosophy and history of biology, and related areas of research. - A scientific hypothesis for the origin of mind based in evolutionary biology. Includes downloadable manuscript and a few graphics.
