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Biology is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. It is concerned with the characteristics, classification, and behaviors of organisms, how species come into existence, and the interactions they have with each other and with the environment. Biology encompasses a broad spectrum of academic fields that are often viewed as independent disciplines. However, together they address phenomena related to living organisms (biological phenomena) over a wide range of scales, from biochemistry to ecology. All concepts in biology are subject to the same laws that other branches of science obey, such as the laws of thermodynamics and conservation of mass.
At the organism level, biology has explained phenomena such as birth, growth, aging, death and decay of living organisms, similarities between offspring and their parents (heredity) and flowering of plants which have puzzled humanity throughout history. Other phenomena, such as lactation, metamorphosis, egg-hatching, healing, and tropism have been addressed. On a wider scale of time and space, biologists have studied domestication of animals and plants, the wide variety of living organisms (biodiversity), changes in living organisms over time (evolution), extinction, speciation, social behaviour among animals, etc.
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A Palindrome: Conscious Living Creatures as Instruments of Nature; The Latter as an Instrument of the Former - 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. - A palindromic relationship is reported between astrophysical-biological evolution and mind-possessing living creatures in it. Essay by Mario Crocco.
Meta Description: [ ABSTRACT: Conventional wisdom states that science cannot discover or describe any intrinsic, non-instrumental value. Research in a broader perspective indicates that this may be doubted. What goes on in the uni-verse manifests itself to natural scientists as an axiological palindrome, readable fr... ]
Biodiversity - Discussion of philosophical issues related to biological diversity; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Daniel P. Faith.
Biofractal Evolution Center - Site dedicated to promoting post-Darwinian evolutionary science.
Meta Description: [ The BioFractal Evolution Center introduces new sciences and art works contributing to the work of creating a peaceful, prosperous world. New sciences include the fractal evolution of Dr.Bruce H. Lipton, social fractalism, phi-sci, templatology, futurology & holo-aesthetics. ]
Biological Altruism - Discussion of how altruistic behavior by organisms fits with the theory of evolution; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Samir Okasha.
Biology and Philosophy - Permits access to the table of contents for each of the archived issues of this journal. Also includes information for authors.
Biology Instructional Philosophy - Designed for prospective and practicing elementary school teachers, provides a biology lesson, knowledge mapping, and alternative ideas for effectiveness in teaching biology.
Definition of Life - Reviews and analyzes various attempts to define life in terms of negentropy and complexity theory.
Meta Description: [ An attempt to formulate a theoretical definition of life, using concepts of physics, biology, and mathematics ]
History and Philosophy of Biology Resources - Directory devoted to the field by Roberta L. Millstein includes references works, societies, weblogs, journals, historians and philosophers of biology.
History and Philosophy of Biology Seminar Series - 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.
If Horses Had Hands - A philosophy paper by Tom Tyler examining the arguments on the concept of anthropomorphism.
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International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology - ISHPSSB brings together scholars from diverse disciplines, including the life sciences, and the history, philosophy, and social studies of science.
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Nikos Alexandris - Complete text of the book Evolutionary Unfolding of Natural and Biological Systems. With links related to the philosophy of physics.
Philosophy of Biology - Research Group - 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 - 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.
Philosophy of Genetics - Weblog provides commentary and links on topics related to the philosophy of genetics.
Meta Description: [ What you want is who you can become. We are free to choose what we want, but we are not free in our wants themselves (desires and motivations), which are innate and vary across the population. ]
Species - Entry from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Marc Ereshefsky.
Teleological Notions in Biology - Entry from the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Colin Allen.
The Aesthetics of Evolution - 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.
Meta Description: [ What makes evolution so powerful as explanation -- and so beautiful? The Aesthetic Realism of Eli Siegel gives the reason. ]
The Biological Notion of Self and Non-self - Stanford Encyclopedia entry on the notion of the immune self; by Alfred Tauber.
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Theoretical Biology and Philosophy of Biology - A list of persons, institutes, research groups and journals within theoretical biology, philosophy and history of biology, and related areas of research.
Meta Description: [ Page with theoretical biologists, philosophers of biology, historians of biology, scholars of social studies of biology, with links ]
Virtual Reality:Consciousness Really Explained - A scientific hypothesis for the origin of mind based in evolutionary biology. Includes downloadable manuscript and a few graphics.
Meta Description: [ a scientific hypothesis for the origin of mind based in evolutionary biology ]
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