Welcome to Philosophy & Theory in Biology

A new online, open access journal in biological philosophy and theory

Philosophy & Theory in Biology (P&TB) is a peer-reviewed open-access online journal that brings together philosophers of science and theoretically inclined biologists to interact across disciplinary boundaries. This interaction fosters a broad conception of what it means to do "theory" in science and to analyze the sciences philosophically. This broad conception benefits both research communities in their ongoing scholarship.

P&TB maintains the highest standards of scholarship while making its papers available at no cost to the academic community, independent scholars, and the public at large. P&TB is published solely online, taking advantage of new technologies to reduce publication and environmental costs. Readers are invited to participate in active on-line discussions of published papers by posting their comments on the P&TB blog. Also, authors may post entries on broad issues affecting the field. Our enterprise assumes that an understanding of complex issues in biology and philosophy of science arises from productive and open-ended interactions among biologists and philosophers.