Evolution: From Natural Selection to Omega Point

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Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon discuss the broader implications of evolution beyond Darwinian concepts.

Watch: https://youtu.be/_ywyQIFMtQE Darwinian evolution shapes modern biology, but the notion of evolution has a wider history, too. In this episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon explore linear and cyclical conceptions of human and cosmic evolution and ask what they can mean in the modern world, where innovation and evolution appear to be escalating. They consider the significance of two main principles within evolution, that of diversity and creativity, ...

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Hosts: Rupert Sheldrake, Mark Vernon

Topics covered

• evolution
• Darwinism
• human development
• cosmic evolution
• creativity
• diversity

Keywords

• evolution
• natural selection
• cosmic evolution
• diversity
• creativity
• innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Evolution: From Natural Selection to Omega Point, Darwinian evolution

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