We are pleased to announce our upcoming conference\, &ldquo\;The Paradox of the Organism (Revisited)&rdquo\;\, to be held November 8-9\, 2022 at Georgetown University in Washington DC. \;
\nhttp://www.paradoxoftheorganism.com/
\nThis 2-day conference will bring together biologists and philosophers to discuss internal conflicts (e.g.\, selfish genetic elements\, selfish cell lineages) and their implications for organismality. \;
\nConfirmed speakers are: \;
\nAmy Boddy - Department of Anthropology\, UC Santa Barbara \;
\nPierrick Bourrat - Philosophy Department\, Macquarie University
\nEllen Clarke - School of Philosophy\, Religion\, and History of Science\, University of Leeds
\nDavid Haig - Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology\, Harvard University
\nIsrat Jahan - Department of Biology\, Washington University in St. Louis
\nSamir Okasha - Department of Philosophy\, University of Bristol
\nLaura Ross - Institute of Evolutionary Biology\, University of Edinburgh
\nMartijn Schenkel - Department of Biology\, Georgetown University and Faculty of Science and Engineering\, University of Groningen
\nNina Wedell - School of Biosciences\, University of Melbourne and Biosciences\, University of Exeter
\nWe have some slots for contributed talks and posters. The submission deadline for their abstracts is September 1 (see conference website for submission portal). Decisions on contributed talks will be made by September 8. The registration deadline for attending the conference is October 15. \;
\nOrganizers: \;
\nArvid Å\;gren\, Evolutionary Biology Centre\, Uppsala University \;
\nManus Patten\, Department of Biology\, Georgetown University (mmp64@georgetown.edu)
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