Prof Denis Noble: Kathy Wilkes, Teleology, and the Explanation of Behaviour @voicesfromoxfordUK
Prof Denis Noble: Kathy Wilkes, Teleology, and the Explanation of Behaviour  @voicesfromoxfordUK
Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Prof Denis Noble from the University of Oxford delivers a short lecture presentation for the Kathy Wilkes Memorial Conference held in St Hilda's College, University of Oxford in April 2018. He tells the story of Dr Wilkes' important contribution to the philosophy of science in terms of introducing ideas of teleology into evolutionary biology, and how this remains a live and hotly debated issue to this day. The video was recorded in the USA during a research visit by Prof Noble, and edited by VOX.
The Guardian has a moving obituary at:
theguardian.com/news/2003/sep/19/guardianobituaries.obituaries
Prof Denis Noble: Kathy Wilkes, Teleology, and the Explanation of BehaviourOrigin Of Life: $10 Million Prize at the Royal SocietyProf Youmin Xi - Ancient City, Modern Education: Suzhou and XJTLUProf Denis Noble Biochemistry Society LectureThe Oxford Trobadors - La Maison Francaise - 28th May 2026Daily Life in North KoreaAihem Johar - Advice to Young PeopleMarie-Laure Aris - Tibet, Oxford & Aung San Suu KyiOxford Penicillin Blue PlaqueSir Drummond Bone - Farewell Message from the Master
Voices from Oxford |

Prof Denis Noble: Kathy Wilkes, Teleology, and the Explanation of Behaviour

SHARE TO X SHARE TO REDDIT SHARE TO FACEBOOK WALLPAPER