Keyword: dialectical biology

In his new book, Rasmus Haukedal argues that simply extending the evolutionary synthesis isn’t enough—we need a truly dialectical biology. Spanning an impressive theoretical range, the book moves from organisational accounts in philosophy of biology to a shift from autopoiesis to sympoiesis, and concludes with an innovative reading of canalisation and plasticity powered by the […]

From October 10–12, at the University of Toronto, a workshop marked 40 years since the publication of The Dialectical Biologist (1985) by Richard Levins and Richard Lewontin. The book, a collection of their earlier papers, aimed to present a coherent vision of how Marxian dialectics can inform biological theory. It stands alongside other critical works, […]

Description from the event page: Hybrid Event – To obtain the Zoom information, click on the “Register” button above or use the link at the bottom of the page Forty years have passed since Richard Levins and Richard Lewontin published The Dialectical Biologist in 1985. At the time the publication was generally met with puzzlement […]