Srbija Posted November 19, 2022 Share #1 Posted November 19, 2022 Evolution. A Heterodox View Last updated 3/2022 MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz Language: English | Size: 13.39 GB | Duration: 10h 39m 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 Requirements 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. 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 world'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 life'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. Overview Section 1: Introduction Lecture 1 Introduction Section 2: Philosophical roots of evolutionary thought Lecture 2 Philosophical beginnings. The Pre-Socratics Lecture 3 Philosophical beginnings. The Socratics Lecture 4 Vitalism. What it is and why it's important Section 3: The French evolution Lecture 5 The French evolution. Lamarck, who he was and what's important about him. Lecture 6 The French evolution. Georges Cuvier Section 4: Roots of Darwinism Lecture 7 The Darwins: Charles Darwin's roots Lecture 8 Evolution and natural selection Lecture 9 Is natural selection correct? Darwin's reasoning Section 5: The crisis of Darwinism and the emergence of neoDarwinism Lecture 10 The crisis of Darwinism Lecture 11 The genetic theory of natural selection. The dubious reconciliation Lecture 12 The culture of Darwinism: Science versus religion? Section 6: Adaptation Lecture 13 Adaptation. The gene selection fallacy Lecture 14 Adaptation. How it works Lecture 15 Adaptation. The extended organism Lecture 16 The Macrotermes extended organism Lecture 17 The wave. A new metaphor for adaptation Section 7: Heredity and neoDarwinism Lecture 18 Heredity, memory, and fitness. The nature of memory Lecture 19 Scaling of adaptation. The Weismann barrier Lecture 20 Closing the loop. The epigenetics revolution Section 8: Homeostasis Lecture 21 Purpose and Desire. A coherent theory of life and evolution Lecture 22 Claude Bernard. A 19th century vitalist? Lecture 23 Homeostasis. Three models Lecture 24 The clockwork homeostasis. A critique Section 9: Cognition and evolution Lecture 25 Cognition & evolution. What's the connection? Lecture 26 The intentional niche. Evolution's leading edge Lecture 27 Alfred Russel Wallace: "Darwin's moon"? Lecture 28 The eclipse of Wallace. Human evolution Section 10: Origin of life Lecture 29 Origin of life. Is it Darwinian? Lecture 30 Origin of life. If not Darwinian, what? Lecture 31 Species. What are they? This course is intended for seekers of knowledge about evolution and its philosophical and social roots. Hidden Content Give reaction to this post to see the hidden content. Download from RapidGator Hidden Content Give reaction to this post to see the hidden content. Download from DDownload Hidden Content Give reaction to this post to see the hidden content. Link to comment
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