Evolution has governed life on Earth over a period of almost 4 billion years. Prof. Nowak will argue that mutation, selection and cooperation are the three fundamental principles of evolution: 1) Mutation generates variation, 2) Natural selection acts on variation, 3) Cooperation establishes higher levels of adaptation.
This talk will explore how cooperation is the master architect of biological complexity–and, in the human realm, a preparation for love. Drawing on his recent books, entitled Beyond and Within, Prof. Nowak will argue that science and mathematics call for worldviews that combine naturalism and theism–and that evolution prepares us for a life that is oriented toward the highest good.
