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        Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology

        The Vienna Series is inspired by the evolutionary and theoretical biology research sponsored by the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research (KLI), an international center for advanced study closely associated with the University of Vienna. The series includes monographs and workshop-inspired collections on all aspects of theoretical and evolutionary biology, with an emphasis on integrating the developmental, evolutionary, and cognitive sciences.

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        Properties of Life

        Properties of Life

        Properties of Life

        Toward a Theory of Organismic Biology

        by Bernd Rosslenbroich

        ISBN: 9780262546201

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 19, 2023

        A coherent and comprehensive theory of life that synthesizes the specific properties of living organisms.
        Evolution "On Purpose"

        Evolution "On Purpose"

        Evolution "On Purpose"

        Teleonomy in Living Systems

        Edited by Peter A. Corning, Stuart A. Kauffman, Denis Noble, James A. Shapiro, Richard I. Vane-Wright and Addy Pross

        ISBN: 9780262546409

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 22, 2023

        A unique exploration of teleonomy—also known as “evolved purposiveness”—as a major influence in evolution by a broad range of specialists in biology and the philosophy of science.
        Evolvability

        Evolvability

        Evolvability

        A Unifying Concept in Evolutionary Biology?

        Edited by Thomas F. Hansen, David Houle, Mihaela Pavličev and Christophe Pélabon

        ISBN: 9780262545624

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: June 27, 2023

        Essays on evolvability from the perspectives of quantitative and population genetics, evolutionary developmental biology, systems biology, macroevolution, and the philosophy of science.
        Rethinking Human Evolution

        Rethinking Human Evolution

        Rethinking Human Evolution

        Edited by Jeffrey H. Schwartz

        ISBN: 9780262546744

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: November 1, 2022

        Contributors from a range of disciplines consider the disconnect between human evolutionary studies and the rest of evolutionary biology.
        Multicellularity

        Multicellularity

        Multicellularity

        Origins and Evolution

        Edited by Karl J. Niklas and Stuart A. Newman

        Foreword by John T. Bonner

        ISBN: 9780262545853

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: June 7, 2022

        Scholars consider the origins and consequences of the evolution of multicellularity, addressing a range of organisms, experimental protocols, theoretical concepts, and philosophical issues.
        The Convergent Evolution of Agriculture in Humans and Insects

        The Convergent Evolution of Agriculture in Humans and Insects

        The Convergent Evolution of Agriculture in Humans and Insects

        Edited by Ted R. Schultz, Richard Gawne and Peter N. Peregrine

        ISBN: 9780262543200

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 22, 2022

        Contributors explore common elements in the evolutionary histories of both human and insect agriculture resulting from convergent evolution.
        Levels of Organization in the Biological Sciences

        Levels of Organization in the Biological Sciences

        Levels of Organization in the Biological Sciences

        Edited by Daniel S. Brooks, James DiFrisco and William C. Wimsatt

        ISBN: 9780262045339

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 24, 2021

        Scientific philosophers examine the nature and significance of levels of organization, a core structural principle in the biological sciences.
        Rethinking Cancer

        Rethinking Cancer

        Rethinking Cancer

        A New Paradigm for the Postgenomics Era

        Edited by Bernhard Strauss, Marta Bertolaso, Ingemar Ernberg and Mina J. Bissell

        ISBN: 9780262045216

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 27, 2021

        Leading scientists argue for a new paradigm for cancer research, proposing a complex systems view of cancer supported by empirical evidence.
        How Molecular Forces and Rotating Planets Create Life

        How Molecular Forces and Rotating Planets Create Life

        How Molecular Forces and Rotating Planets Create Life

        The Emergence and Evolution of Prokaryotic Cells

        by Jan Spitzer

        ISBN: 9780262045575

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 9, 2021

        A reconceptualization of origins research that exploits a modern understanding of non-covalent molecular forces that stabilize living prokaryotic cells.
        Contingency and Convergence

        Contingency and Convergence

        Contingency and Convergence

        Toward a Cosmic Biology of Body and Mind

        by Russell Powell

        ISBN: 9780262043397

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 25, 2020

        Can we can use the patterns and processes of convergent evolution to make inferences about universal laws of life, on Earth and elsewhere?
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