12- Dr. Michael Ruse Interview (1): Have we really progressed?

Dr. Michael Ruse is the professor of philosophy and the Director of the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science at the Florida State University.In our conversation, he talks about the central theme present in all of his works, the implications of the Darwinian evolutionary theory, and whether or not evolution to more complicated forms necessarily means progress.Theodosius Dhobzansky: “Nothing makes sense except in the light of evolution”Michael Ruse, The Philosophy of Evolutionary Theory from Tucker, Aviezer, ed. A Companion to the Philosophy of History and Historiography. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.More works by Dr. Michael Ruse:http://global.oup.com/academic/product/atheism-9780199334582?q=ruse&lang=en&cc=ushttp://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/G/bo10665496.htmlhttp://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/philosophy/philosophy-science/cambridge-encyclopedia-darwin-and-evolutionary-thought?format=HBAfrican Drums (Sting) by Twin Musicom ist licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/YouTube link: https://youtu.be/x3GsFdXDECYSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/gerdeatash)