Intrinsic Estimates of Fitness
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, September 29, at 7:30PM, in the 2nd floor lounge of West Duke Bldg, East Campus. This time we will be discussing the paper “Intrinsic Estimates of Fitness Affect…
Eukaryotes First: How Could that Be?
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, September 15, at 7:30PM, in the 2nd floor lounge of West Duke Bldg, East Campus. This time we will be discussing the paper “Eukaryotes First: How Could that…
Explanation and the Evolutionary First Law(s)
Welcome back to the philosophy of biology reading group! Our first meeting this fall will be next Tuesday, September 1, at 7:30PM, in the 2nd floor lounge of West Duke Bldg, East Campus. This time…
What Evolvability Really Is
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 21, at 7:30PM, in the 2nd floor lounge of West Duke Bldg, East Campus. This time we will be discussing the paper “What Evolvability Really Is” by Rachael…
Relativizing innateness
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 7, at 7:30PM, in the 2nd floor lounge of West Duke Bldg, East Campus. This time we will be discussing the paper “Relativizing innateness: innateness as the insensitivity…
Species Are not Uniquely Real Biological Entities
Our next meeting will be Monday, February 23, at 7:30PM, in the 2nd floor lounge of West Duke Bldg, East Campus. This time Brent Mishler (UC Berkeley) will be joining us for a discussion of his recent…
Levels of Organization: A Deflationary Account
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 17 March 24, at 7:30PM, in the 2nd floor lounge of West Duke Bldg, East Campus. This time we will be discussing the paper “Levels of Organization:…
Coevolutionary Aesthetics in Human and Biotic Artworlds
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 3, at 7:30PM, in the 2nd floor lounge of West Duke Bldg, East Campus. This time we will be discussing the paper “Coevolutionary Aesthetics in Human and…
Why Flying Dogs Are Rare
Our first meeting this spring will be on Tuesday, January 20, at 7:30PM, in 2nd floor lounge of West Duke Bldg, East Campus. This time we will be discussing the paper “Why Flying Dogs Are…
Convergent Evolution as Natural Experiment
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, December 2, at 7:30PM, in 2nd floor lounge of West Duke Bldg, East Campus. This time we will be reading “Convergent Evolution as Natural Experiment: The Tape of…