Leben als Sein

Like every science, biology also needs its philosophy. Because without clear basic concepts, it can neither understand nor organize its subject area. “Leben als Sein” ("Life as Being") develops such a philosophy by clarifying the concept of 'aliveness'. Aliveness, according to Aristotle, is not just a property of a living being, but its mode of existence or its temporal being in process. Based on this understanding, it is possible to make a fundamental distinction between the animate and inanimate and, for example, to explore the possibilities and limits of synthetic biology and artificial intelligence. - Peter Heuer studied philosophy, biology and psychology and researches the ontology of nature and the subjective mind.