
A set of five discussions between two scholars with a framing chair with high impact. Wednesdays: 21 October, 4 November, 18 November and 25 November, 2026.
Frontiers II has been postponed to the 27 January, 2027 due to the train accident.
How Biology Explains the Living World
This AE-BKH Frontiers symposium starts from the premise that current biology is extraordinarily rich in data but still highly fragmented in terms of theoretical foundations. Different explanatory traditions—inspired by molecular and cell biology, evolutionary biology, or the physics and mathematics—coexist, sometimes uncomfortably, and often with limited interaction across explanatory traditions. The set of dialogues explores how biological explanations are constructed, what counts as understanding, and whether biology needs new theoretical syntheses. This is a formulation that avoids disciplinary hierarchy while fostering an epistemological reflection that blurs the borders between competing approaches in use.
Hybrid event and in English.
For further information: aebarcelona@fcri.cat








