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So I'm not going to talk about evolutionary theory in itself, right? Because this is not my

task as a theologian and philosopher to prove or disprove the theory of evolution.

This is the task of scientists.

So we here assume at the beginning of this lecture that it is a theory that is widely accepted and it's a theory that should be taken into account when we think about the world that surrounds us.

What interests me are philosophical presuppositions and philosophical and theological repercussions of theory of evolution.

In addition to this, I approach this topic from the point of view of the Aristotelian

Thomistic classical school of thought. And coming from this angle, I would first list several, in my

opinion, important aspects of this theory or repercussions of this theory that are relevant,

again, from the perspective of Aristotle and Aquinas.

So I think that where this school of thought may be helpful today in the contemporary conversation,

first of all, that would be an analysis of relevant

and crucial philosophical categories that we, in a way, have to take into account when

we think about evolution.

For example, the entire conversation about species and the definition of species, this

is a never-ending conversation in science and philosophy of science today.

Here, Aristotelian and Thomisting scholars would have something interesting to say.

Then the very idea of what change and transformations are and what would be the most general principles of change and transformation that will apply

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