Affiliation:
1. Astronomska opservatorijа, Beograd
2. Biološki fakultet, Beograd
Abstract
In this article we suggest that the new multidisciplinary field of
astrobiology, as a set of the most general research programs dealing with
life in its cosmic context is not only useful, but indeed necessary for the
full epistemological and methodological justification of the theory of
biological evolution. For this purpose, we use three examples of major
problems in the philosophy of biology, namely the question of the
universality of evolutionary mechanisms, the problem of the origin of the
biological hierarchy and the evolvability of evolution problem, which are
difficult to address without significant influence of Astrobiology results.
We will also consider some of the consequences this has concerning the very
philosophy of biology, traditionally understood.
Publisher
National Library of Serbia
Cited by
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