Pierrick Bourrat
Pierrick Bourrat

Senior Lecturer & DECRA Fellow

I am a Senior Lecturer and DECRA Fellow at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. I specialise in philosophy of biology. Together with Paul Griffiths, I head the Theory and Method in Biosciences group.

From 2017 to 2020 I was a Macquarie University Research Fellow. I completed a PhD in philosophy of biology at the University of Sydney in 2025.

My work focuses on core concepts of evolutionary theory, such as fitness and heritability, as well as evolutionary transitions in individuality.

My other interests include causation, the interplay between biological and cultural evolution and the evolution of religious beliefs.

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Interests
  • Evolutionary theory
  • Natural selection
  • Levels of selection
  • Individuality
  • Causation
Education
  • PhD in Philosophy

    The University of Sydney

  • MA in Philosophy

    University Paris Diderot

  • MSc in Evolutionary Biology & Ecology

    The University of Montpellier

  • BSc in Biology

    University Blaise Pascal (Clermont-Ferrand)