Background

Zdenд›k Neubauer May 2026

He was awarded the by the Dagmar and Václav Havel Foundation and the Tom Stoppard Prize for his influential essays.

He graduated from Charles University in Prague with degrees in microbiology, biology, and chemistry (1965) and later in philosophy (1971). ZdenД›k Neubauer

Neubauer was a prolific author of essays and books, including: Nový Areopág (1992) O přírodě a přirozenosti věcí (1998) Biomoc (2002) Do světa na zkušenou (2010) Tvary a podoby (Chapters on Eidetic Biology) He was awarded the by the Dagmar and

His writing frequently explored the intersections of science, myth, and religion. He wrote on topics ranging from the Gaia hypothesis and the anthropic principle to Christian mysteries and hermetic symbolism. He wrote on topics ranging from the Gaia

Between 1967 and 1970, he worked at the Laboratorio Internazionale di Genetica e Biofisica in Naples, where he made notable contributions to the field of genetics.

Neubauer developed a concept known as "eidetic biology" (from the Greek eidos , meaning form). This theory views biological forms not as mere mechanical outcomes, but as "archetypes" or "fields of possibilities". He argued that biology should celebrate the morphological transformations and individual singularity of life forms.