Impartido por Charles H. Pence (Université catholique de Louvain)
Lunes 23 de mayo a las 11:30 horas
Sala de seminarios del Departament de Lògica i Filosofia de la Ciència
Facultat de Filosofia i Ciencies de l’Educació (UV)
Enlace de acceso: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/7ebc0811ddbd41c9a33fdc6c8583219e
Contemporary arguments concerning the nature of causation in evolutionary theory, now often known as the debate between the “causalist” and “statisticalist” positions, have involved answers to a variety of independent questions – definitions of key evolutionary concepts like natural selection, fitness, and genetic drift; causation in multi-level systems; or the nature of evolutionary explanations, among others. In recent work, I have argued that a significant cluster of these questions, largely concerning causation, can be disconnected from the larger group and analyzed in isolation, allowing, I hope, for more fruitful engagement between the philosophy of biology and the metaphysics of science. Natural selection poses an under-studied but nonetheless not unique sort of causal structure that merits further exploration. In this talk, I will present some of these results, and highlight some of the exciting opportunities for future research that I believe this engagement could provide.
Charles Pence is Chargé de cours (Assistant Professor) at the Université catholique de Louvain, in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, where he directs the Center for Philosophy of Science and Societies (CEFISES). He also serves as a co-editor of the journal Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology (PTPBio). His work centers on the philosophy and history of biology, with a focus on the introduction and contemporary use of chance and statistics in evolutionary theory. His lab is also one of the foremost groups integrating this work with methods of the digital humanities, and is increasingly engaged in the ethical implications of biological science and technology.
NOTA:
Miércoles 25 de mayo a las 18 horas, Charles H. Pence impartirá el seminario: ‘The Rise of Chance in Evolutionary Theory’ a l’Institut Interuniversitar López Piñero
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