Evolution. A heterodox view

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Scott Turner

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1 - Introduction

1 - Introduction.mp4

04:26

2 - Philosophical roots of evolutionary thought

2 - Philosophical beginnings The PreSocratics.mp4

17:30

3 - Philosophical beginnings The Socratics.mp4

22:46

4 - Vitalism What it is and why its important.mp4

20:41

3 - The French evolution

5 - The French evolution Lamarck who he was and whats important about him.mp4

22:28

6 - The French evolution Georges Cuvier.mp4

23:14

4 - Roots of Darwinism

7 - The Darwins Charles Darwins roots.mp4

20:10

8 - Evolution and natural selection.mp4

14:40

9 - Is natural selection correct Darwins reasoning.mp4

22:28

5 - The crisis of Darwinism and the emergence of neoDarwinism

10 - The crisis of Darwinism.mp4

18:43

11 - The genetic theory of natural selection The dubious reconciliation.mp4

23:00

12 - The culture of Darwinism Science versus religion.mp4

20:05

6 - Adaptation

13 - Adaptation The gene selection fallacy.mp4

17:43

14 - Adaptation How it works.mp4

19:06

15 - Adaptation The extended organism.mp4

17:50

16 - The Macrotermes extended organism.mp4

18:34

17 - The wave A new metaphor for adaptation.mp4

14:00

7 - Heredity and neoDarwinism

18 - Heredity memory and fitness The nature of memory.mp4

22:10

19 - Scaling of adaptation The Weismann barrier.mp4

18:02

20 - Closing the loop The epigenetics revolution.mp4

27:39

8 - Homeostasis

21 - Purpose and Desire A coherent theory of life and evolution.mp4

11:20

22 - Claude Bernard A 19th century vitalist.mp4

17:49

23 - Homeostasis Three models.mp4

25:39

24 - The clockwork homeostasis A critique.mp4

19:46

9 - Cognition and evolution

25 - Cognition & evolution Whats the connection.mp4

25:51

26 - The intentional niche Evolutions leading edge.mp4

31:04

27 - Alfred Russel Wallace Darwins moon.mp4

21:13

28 - The eclipse of Wallace Human evolution.mp4

24:09

10 - Origin of life

29 - Origin of life Is it Darwinian.mp4

23:49

30 - Origin of life If not Darwinian what.mp4

23:45

31 - Species What are they.mp4

29:59

Description

Darwinism is not the only credible theory for evolution

What You'll Learn?

You will learn the basics of evolutionary theory, including heterodox theories besides the standard Darwinism..
You will learn a scientifically sound critique of the Darwinian idea.
You will learn a detailed history of evolutionary thought.
You will be able to put modern debates over evolution and Darwinism in a broad philosophical and societal context

Who is this for?

This course is intended for seekers of knowledge about evolution and its philosophical and social roots.

What You Need to Know?

You need only have an interest in the problem of evolution, and a willingness to take a radical look at the science and philosophy of biology.

You need not have a degree in biology to benefit from this course.

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Description
This course will take you through a heterodox theory of evolution. While Darwinism dominates our thinking about evolution today, it has never been, nor is today, the final 'scientific' word. The principal competitor for Darwinism on the public stage at the moment is Intelligent Design Theory. Both suffer from deep incoherencies.
In this course, you will learn a third, and different, way to think about evolution, one that forges a path between mindless Darwinism on the one hand, and Intelligent Design theory on the other.
It is derived from my perspective as a physiologist (concerned with how life works). Being a physiologist, I look at the phenomenon of life in a unique way. While physiology is a science of mechanism, it is also a profound statement of the nature of life per se. Physiologists are perhaps the scientific worldâ€™s last vitalists, that is to say, scientists who have an appreciation that the phenomenon of life is unlike any other in the universe.
An understanding of what makes life unique is essential for any theory of life (which includes evolution) to be coherent. Among lifeâ€™s unique attributes is frank purposefulness and intentionality. Modern evolutionary theory denies these altogether, while Intelligent Design theory misattributes them. This course will show how evolution, like the rest of life, is a profoundly purposeful and intentional process.
Who this course is for:
This course is intended for seekers of knowledge about evolution and its philosophical and social roots.

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Scott Turner

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I am a Professor of Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York. I am a physiologist by training but with a deep interest in the interface of physiology, ecology, adaptation and evolution. You can read some of my thoughts in two books I have published: The Extended Organism: The Physiology of Animal-Built Structures (2000) and The Tinkerer's Accomplice: How Design Emerges from Life Itself (2007), both published by Harvard University Press. I have completed a third book, Purpose and Desire: What Makes Something Alive and Why Modern Darwinisms Fails to Explain It, which was published in September 2017 by HarperOne. You can find out more about me at my web site (link above). My current research focuses on the problem of emergent physiology in social insect colonies. specifically the mound building termites of southern Africa.

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