“Evolutionary Transitions: from the bottom up”
The next Philosophy of Biology reading group meeting will be Tuesday, February 9th at 7:30 p.m. in room 204 of the West Duke building. Lenore Miller will be giving a presentation to finish her Duke…
“Species Are Not Uniquely Real Biological Entities”
The next Philosophy of Biology reading group meeting will be Tuesday, November 17th at 7:30 p.m. in the philosophy department lounge in the West Duke building. We be reading chapter 6 from Contemporary Debates in…
Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection ch. 6 & 7
The next Philosophy of Biology reading group meeting will be Tuesday, November 3rd at 7:30 p.m. in the philosophy department lounge in the West Duke building. We will continue discussing Peter Godfrey-Smith’s new book, Darwinian…
Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection ch. 4 & 5
The next Philosophy of Biology reading group meeting will be Tuesday, October 13th at 7:30 p.m. in the philosophy department lounge in the West Duke building. We will continue discussing Peter Godfrey-Smith’s new book, Darwinian…
Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection ch. 1 & 2
The first Philosophy of Biology reading group meeting of the fall ’09 semester will be Tuesday, September 29th at 7:30 p.m. in the philosophy department lounge in the West Duke building. We will be reading…
“Functional homology and homology of function: biological concepts and philosophical consequences”
The next Philosophy of Biology reading group meeting will be Tuesday, May 5th at 7:30 in the philosophy department lounge in the West Duke building. We will be continuing our theme of preparing for our…
“The structure of evolution by natural selection”
The next Philosophy of Biology reading group meeting will be Tuesday, April 14th at 7:30 in the philosophy department lounge in the West Duke building. We will be discussing a paper draft by our own…
“Typology now: homology and developmental constraints explain evolvability”
The next Philosophy of Biology reading group meeting will be Tuesday, March 31st at 7:30 in the philosophy department lounge in the West Duke building. We will be discussing a paper by Ingo Brigandt entitled,…
“Necessary Chances”
The next Philosophy of Biology reading group meeting will be Tuesday, March 17th at 7:30 in the philosophy department lounge in the West Duke building. We will be discussing probability theory and its relation to…
“Beyond area relationships: Extinction and recolonization in molecular marine biogeography”
The next Philosophy of Biology reading group meeting will be Tuesday, February 24th at 7:30 in room 204 of the West Duke Building (down the hall from the philosophy lounge). Cliff Cunningham will be giving…