Philosophy
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities
Award Year
2022
University Award
Distinguished McKnight University Professors
Section A
, Location 14
Between philosophy and biology: Interdisciplinarity in theory and practice
Philosophy and the study of living systems have been intertwined since antiquity. However, the formation of academic disciplines in the modern university has separated biology and philosophy in contemporary inquiry. Alan Love’s research seeks to bridge this divide through an account of concepts and scientific problems that provides a foundation for interdisciplinary research and demonstrates its capacity to advance knowledge by showing how it works in practice, while helping others to go and do likewise.