“Three Paradigms of Evolution”
The next meeting of the Philosophy of Biology Reading Group will take place on Tuesday, January 29th, at 7:30 in the Duke Philosophy Department lounge. We will be reading Leigh Van Valen’s “Three Paradigms of…
McShea and Brandon on the ZFEL
The next meeting of the Philosophy of Biology Reading Group will take place on Tuesday, November 27th, at 7:30 in the Duke Philosophy Department lounge. We will be reading 3 chapters from Dan McShea and…
“Defining Vision: What Homology Thinking Contributes”
The next meeting of the Philosophy of Biology Reading Group will take place on Tuesday, October 23rd, at 7:30 in the Duke Philosophy Department lounge. We will be reading Mohan Matthen’s paper, “Defining Vision: What…
Louise Roth on Homology
The next meeting of the Philosophy of Biology Reading Group will take place on Tuesday, October 9th, at 7:30 in the Duke Philosophy Department lounge. We will be reading two of Louise Roth’s papers on…
“Are Homologies (S-E or CR) Function-Free?”
The next meeting of the Philosophy of Biology Reading Group will take place on Tuesday, September 18th, at 7:30 in the Duke Philosophy Department lounge. We will be reading Alex Rosenberg’s and Karen Neander’s “Are…
“Conditions for Evolution by Natural Selection”
The next meeting of the Philosophy of Biology Reading Group will take place on Tuesday, March 6, at 7:30 in the Duke Philosophy Department lounge. We will be reading Peter Godfrey-Smith’s “Conditions for Evolution by…
“Live together, die alone: Levels of selection in the transition to coloniality and sociality”
The next meeting of the Philosophy of Biology reading group will be Tuesday, February 20th in the Duke philosophy department lounge at 7:30pm. Carl Simpson, Leonore Fleming, and Dan McShea will present their new paper…
“Biological Altruism Reconsidered”
The next meeting of the Philosophy of Biology reading group will be this coming Tuesday, January 23rd at 7:30 (Room TBA). Philosophy graduate student Grant Ramsey will be giving a talk entitled “Biological Altruism Reconsidered.”
“The Strength of Phenotypic Selection in Natural Populations”
The next meeting of the Philosophy of Biology reading group will be this coming Tuesday, November 28th. We will be reading Kingsolver et al. (2001) “The Strength of Phenotypic Selection in Natural Populations.” American Naturalist…