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"Science without philosophy is lame, philosophy without science is blind." This paraphrase of Albert Einstein (he used "religion" in place of "philosophy") characterizes my approach to philosophy. More specifically, every course I teach includes at least some material on critical thinking and the evaluation of arguments, as well as enough material on evolution to provide a common background.

My favorite philosopher is Aristotle, even though I did not write my dissertation on him. My favorite scientist is Darwin, even though I never formally studied his work. I think of myself as either an Aristotelian-Darwinian or a Darwinian-Aristotelian, depending on the issue at hand (or how I feel that day).