College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Lecture Two: Evolution

Professor John Dupre Gifford Lecture Series: Lecture Two Recording.

In the second lecture, Professor Dupré considers some implications of a process philosophy for our theory of evolution. Starting with the entities that evolve, lineages, he will explain what these are and why they should be seen as long-lasting processes. Professor Dupré will then use this insight as a perspective to look at various factors in evolution. He will touch on the current debate between defenders of the now traditional modern synthesis and the extended evolutionary synthesis, before concluding with some reflections more specific to human evolution.

 

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Video: Professor Dupre Gifford Lecture Two
This recording is the second lecture as part of a six-part series hosted by Professor Dupre.