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philosophy of biology

Summary

philosophy of biology is a branch of philosophy[1]. It draws 213 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_philosophy category, ranking #38 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • philosophy of biology's instance of is recorded as branch of philosophy[3].
  • philosophy of biology is a type of philosophy of science[4].
  • philosophy of biology is part of philosophy of science[5].
  • philosophy of biology's Commons category is recorded as Philosophy of biology[6].
  • philosophy of biology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Philosophy of biology[7].
  • philosophy of biology's topic has template is recorded as Template:Philosophy of biology[8].
  • philosophy of biology's different from is recorded as philosophy of life[9].

Body

Publication

philosophy of biology is part of philosophy of science[5].

Why It Matters

philosophy of biology draws 213 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_philosophy category, ranking #38 of 63).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0359414-filozofie-biologie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0359414-filozofie-biologie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259473|batch #259473]]"
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Internet encyclopedia of philosophy id → philosophy-of-biology
    Part of → philosophy of science
    Topic has template → Template:Philosophy of biology
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007282398105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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