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Does a porpoise have a purpose? Agency and goals in evolution (Ep 115)
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Does a porpoise have a purpose? Agency and goals in evolution (Ep 115)

What is an agent, and does an organism have to be conscious to be one? How does organismal agency affect evolution?

In this episode, we talk with Samir Okasha, a Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Bristol. Samir studies fundamental philosophical questions in evolutionary biology, most notably how selection acts on various levels of b…

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