The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Episode 168: Darwin's "Origin of Species" (Part Two)

More on Darwin's famous book. Why does it matter for philosophy, beyond providing an alternative to intelligent design? Is it really anti-religious? How can well tell if it's really a scientific theory? Talking about a species evolving trait X to enable survival sounds teleological; is it really, and is that bad? Why would the mind develop through natural selection? Continues from <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/07/17/ep168-1-darwin/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">part 1</a>, or just get the unbroken, ad-free <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/07/16/ep168-darwin-citizen/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Citizen Edition</a>. <a href="http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Please support PEL!</a> End song: "I Live" by Jason Falkner, as interviewed on <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2017/06/20/nem47-jason-falkner/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Nakedly Examined Music #47</a>.

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