Already Schelling used the concept of "evolution" in his philosophy of nature. But after Darwin the concept gains an enormous relevance. In this seminar we will read and analyse of conceptions of philosophy of natur starting from Schelling (1800) to the present time (Nagel, Latour).
Learning objective
Students should develop an understanding of the interrealtion between philosophical and scientific formation of concepts by looking at the example of the concept of evolution and they will get an overview of the history of philosophy of nature.
Content
Already Schelling used the concept of "evolution" in his philosophy of nature. But after Darwin the concept gains an enormous relevance. In this seminar we will read and analyse of conceptions of philosophy of nature starting from Schelling (1800) to the present time (Nagel, Latour). We will both look at philosophical texts of a more technical character (e.g. by Charles Sanders Peirce) and at texts that address a wider audience and try to intervene politically (by Haeckel and Latour).
