Jana Svorcova

Jana Švorcová is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. Her academic background bridges philosophy and evolutionary biology, with her research primarily exploring non-mechanistic perspectives in biophilosophy, non-genetic evolutionary variation and inheritance, as well as organismal agency. She teaches courses on theoretical and evolutionary biology, as well as the history of evolutionary thought. She has published books and papers on epigenetics, the role of meaning in living systems, symbiosis, and a range of other concepts, including habit, cellular agency, umwelt, and teleology, all explored from both biological and philosophical perspectives.