The next Philosophy of Biology reading group meeting will be Tuesday, December 2nd at 7:30 in room 204 (in the West Duke building, right down the hall from the lounge). David Houle will be giving us his talk, “Measurement and Meaning in Biology.”
David Houle is a short-term visitor at NESCent (here until December
17th). He is currently on sabbatical at the University of Oslo. To
learn more about his research, see his lab website.
A recommended (but not required) introduction to the basic issues involved in measurement theory is:
Stevens, S. S. 1946. On the theory of scales of measurement. Science
103: 677-680.