In the search of a theory of biological organisms, we propose to adopt organization as a
theoretical principle. Organization constitutes an overarching hypothesis that frames the …

The remarkable but neglected story of Aristotle's founding role in the scientific study of
nature Both a travelogue and a study of the origins of science, The Lagoon shows how an …

An analysis of convergent evolution from molecules to ecosystems, demonstrating the
limited number of evolutionary pathways available to life. Charles Darwin famously …

This Element is an introduction to the metaphysics of biology, a very general account of the
nature of the living world. The first part of the Element addresses more traditionally …

Outdoor environmental education has long postulated a link between experiences outdoors
in 'natural'environments and environmental concern. This paper suggests a straightforward …

This article critically examines one of the most prevalent metaphors in contemporary biology,
namely the machine conception of the organism (MCO). Although the fundamental …

In the final decades of the twentieth century, the advent of evolutionary developmental
biology (evo-devo) offered a revolutionary new perspective that transformed the classical …

I focus on the crucial links between the discovery of nonhuman primates by Westerners,
discussions on our place in nature, the chain of being, racism, and the history of primate …

This Element focuses on three challenges of evolution to religion: teleology, human origins,
and the evolution of religion itself. First, religious worldviews tend to presuppose a …

This paper briefly describes process metaphysics, and argues that it is better suited for
describing life than the more standard thing, or substance, metaphysics. It then explores the …