In the second lecture, Professor Dupré considers some implications of a process philosophy for our theory of evolution. Starting with the entities that evolve, lineages, he will explain what these are and why they should be seen as long-lasting processes. Professor Dupré will then use this insight as a perspective to look at various factors in evolution. He will touch on the current debate between defenders of the now traditional modern synthesis and the extended evolutionary synthesis, before concluding with some reflections more specific to human evolution.

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