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S1 Ep 3 - Alan Love on Purpose in Biology
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Does nature have a purpose?
The simple scientific answer is no, but the fuller story is, of course, more complicated than that. Concepts like goal directedness, directionality, and even purpose are used - usefully! - in biology all the time. How can we reconcile these two realities?
Today's guest on the HPS podcast is Professor Alan C. Love. Alan is professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota and principal investigator of 'The Purpose Project'. Alan joins Samara Greenwood to talk about how we can develop richer understandings of purpose in the sciences, and potentially, more broadly.
Alan also raises some interesting points on the challenges and opportunities of interdisciplinarity. He discusses what scientists need to be aware of when working collaboratively, and how philosophers of science can add great value.
A transcript of the episode can be found here - https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/episode-3-transcript
More about Alan Love and his work:
Project Website: ‘Biological Purpose’ - https://www.biologicalpurpose.org/
General Article: ‘Alan Love on the Science of Purpose’ - https://bit.ly/AlanLoveArticle
Academic Article: ‘Organising Interdisciplinary Research on Purpose’ -https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac041
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