Already Schelling used the concept of "evolution" in his philosophy of nature. But after Darwin the concept gains an enormous relevance. In this seminar we will read and analyse of conceptions of philosophy of natur starting from Schelling (1800) to the present time (Nagel, Latour).

The course gives an overview of the theory and history of fallibilism from Peirce up to the present. We explore the question of what the rejection of absolute certainty means for the sciences and for other social spheres, such as politics and education. We will read texts from Charles S. Peirce, Chauncey Wright, Paul Feyerabend, Judith N. Shklar, and others.