Bendik Hellem Aaby

Senior Lecturer - Philosophy
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Room GM 433
Available hours Monday 10:00-12:00
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Visiting address Blindernveien 31 Georg Morgenstiernes hus 0313 Oslo
Postal address Postboks 1020 Blindern 0315 Oslo

Academic interests

Bendik Hellem Aaby does research in philosophy of biology and philosophy of action. His research concerns, amongst other things, the role behavior plays in evolutionary theory, about the attribution of agency to non-human organisms, and to what extent purposiveness can be adequately accounted for by evolutionary theory.

Courses taught

  • EXPHIL03

Background

Bendik Hellem Aaby did his PhD at KU Leuven, Belgium, where he also spent 2 years as a postdoctoral researcher.

 

Tags: Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of mind.

Selected publications

Ramsey, G. & Aaby, B. H. (2022) “The Proximate-Ultimate Distinction and the Active Role of the Organism in Evolution”. Biology and Philosophy. Vol. 37(31). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-022-09863-0

 

Aaby, B. H. & Ramsey, G. (2022) “Three Kinds of Niche Construction”. The British Journal for The Philosophy of Science. Vol. 73(2). First published online December 5th 2019. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/axz054

 

Aaby, B.H. & Desmond, H. (2021) “Niche Construction and Teleology: Organisms as Agents and Contributors in Ecology, Development, and Evolution”. Biology and Philosophy. Vol. 36(47). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-021-09821-2

 

Aaby, B. H. (2021) “The Ecological Dimension of Natural Selection”. Philosophy of Science. Vol. 88(5). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/714999

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