Philosophy of Biology
Grant Ramsey
KU Leuven
Grant Ramsey is a BOFZAP research professor at the Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven,
Belgium. His work centers on philosophical problems at the foundation of evolutionary
biology. He has been awarded the Popper Prize twice for his work in this area. He also
publishes in the philosophy of animal behavior, human nature and the moral emotions. He
runs the Ramsey Lab (theramseylab.org), a highly collaborative research group focused on
issues in the philosophy of the life sciences.
Michael Ruse
Florida State University
Michael Ruse is the Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy and the Director of the
Program in the History and Philosophy of Science at Florida State University. He is Professor
Emeritus at the University of Guelph, in Ontario, Canada. He is a former Guggenheim fellow
and Gifford lecturer. He is the author or editor of over sixty books, most recentlyDarwinism
as Religion: What Literature Tells Us about Evolution;On Purpose;The Problem of War:
Darwinism, Christianity, and their Battle to Understand Human Conflict; andA Meaning to
Life.
About the Series
This Cambridge Elements series provides concise and structured introductions to all of the
central topics in the philosophy of biology. Contributors to the series are cutting-edge
researchers who offer balanced, comprehensive coverage of multiple perspectives, while
also developing new ideas and arguments from a unique viewpoint.