Knowledge: biology
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- Teleological Notions in Biology
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/teleology-biology/ - Entry from the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Colin Allen.
- History and Philosophy of Biology Seminar Series
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/admin/whatson/annc_sem.htm - A regular series of lectures promoting research in the history and philosophy of biology, sponsored by LSE and UCL. Includes a schedule of upcoming lectures and related events.
- Virtual Reality:Consciousness Really Explained
http://www.foothill.net/~jerryi - A scientific hypothesis for the origin of mind based in evolutionary biology. Includes downloadable manuscript and a few graphics.
- Biology Instructional Philosophy
http://www.biologylessons.sdsu.edu/philosophy/ - Designed for prospective and practicing elementary school teachers, provides a biology lesson, knowledge mapping, and alternative ideas for effectiveness in teaching biology.
- Philosophy of Biology - Research Group
http://www.sc.ehu.es/sfwpbiog/main.html - Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of the Basque Country. Includes information about the group, their research on different aspects of Philosophy of Biology, and some of the activities they organise.
- Philosophy of Biology Web Pages
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dietrich/bio5.html - 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.
- The Aesthetics of Evolution
http://www.gis.net/~waverly/Evolution-Aesthetics-TRO.htm - 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.
- Species
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/species/ - Entry from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Marc Ereshefsky.
- The Biological Notion of Self and Non-self
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/biology-self/ - Stanford Encyclopedia entry on the notion of the immune self; by Alfred Tauber.
- Definition of Life
http://baharna.com/philos/life.htm - Reviews and analyzes various attempts to define life in terms of negentropy and complexity theory.
- Biological Altruism
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/altruism-biological/ - Discussion of how altruistic behavior by organisms fits with the theory of evolution; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Samir Okasha.
- Biodiversity
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/biodiversity/ - Discussion of philosophical issues related to biological diversity; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Daniel P. Faith.
- Biology and Philosophy
http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0169-3867 - Permits access to the table of contents for each of the archived issues of this journal. Also includes information for authors.
- International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology
http://www.ishpssb.org/ - ISHPSSB brings together scholars from diverse disciplines, including the life sciences, and the history, philosophy, and social studies of science.
- If Horses Had Hands
http://www.criminalanimal.org/people/writings/cyberchimp/horses.htm - A philosophy paper by Tom Tyler examining the arguments on the concept of anthropomorphism.
- Biofractal Evolution Center
http://biofractalevolution.com - Site dedicated to promoting post-Darwinian evolutionary science.
- Philosophy of Genetics
http://freewill.typepad.com - Weblog provides commentary and links on topics related to the philosophy of genetics.
- A Palindrome: Conscious Living Creatures as Instruments of Nature; The Latter as an Instrument of the Former
http://electroneubio.secyt.gov.ar/a_palindrome.pdf - Mario Crocco's essay examines a palindromic relationship between astrophysical-biological evolution and mind-possessing living creatures in it.
- A Palindrome: Conscious Living Creatures as Instruments of Nature; The Latter as an Instrument of the Former.
http://electroneubio.secyt.gov.ar/a_palindrome.htm - A palindromic relationship is reported between astrophysical-biological evolution and mind-possessing living creatures in it. Essay by Mario Crocco.
- Cognition and Biological Evolution
http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/archive/00003373/01/evolutioncognition.html - Idealist philosophy resolves a fundamental paradox in the materialist account of evolution. Essay by Axel Randrup.
- History and Philosophy of Biology Resources
http://philosophy.ucdavis.edu/millstein/philbio.html - Directory devoted to the field by Roberta L. Millstein includes references works, societies, weblogs, journals, historians and philosophers of biology.
- Theoretical Biology and Philosophy of Biology
http://www.nbi.dk/~emmeche/theobiophi.html - A list of persons, institutes, research groups and journals within theoretical biology, philosophy and history of biology, and related areas of research.
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