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SUMMARY:William Goodwin - Kuhn’s Speciation Metaphor and the Birth of Biochemistry
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LOCATION: University of Pittsburgh\, 4200 Fifth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, United States\, 15260
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our Lunch Time Talk.&nbsp\;Attend in person at 1117 Cathedral of Learning or visit our live stream on YouTube at&nbsp\;<a rel="noopenerdata-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg</a>.</p>\n\n<p><strong>LTT:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</strong><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/fellows/goodwin-william/"><strong>William Goodwin</strong></a></p>\n<p>Friday\, September 23rd&nbsp\; @ 12:00 pm&nbsp\;-&nbsp\;1:30 pm&nbsp\;EST</p>\n\n<p><strong>Title:</strong>&nbsp\;<strong>Kuhn&rsquo\;s Speciation Metaphor and the Birth of Biochemistry</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Biochemistry is an intersectional field: it\, &ldquo\;arose by division and recombination of specialties already matured.&rdquo\;&nbsp\; This means that standard Kuhnian models of discipline formation cannot be expected to apply in the case of biochemistry.&nbsp\; Kuhn&rsquo\;s later account of discipline formation is by analogy to acts of evolutionary speciation\, with &lsquo\;incommensurability&rsquo\; playing the role of an isolating mechanism.&nbsp\; Since &lsquo\;incommensurability&rsquo\; seems to play no role in the formation of biochemistry\, this paper attempts to generalize and extend Kuhn&rsquo\;s speciation analogy thus making a considerably more interesting and plausible general account of discipline formation and eliminating any essential appeal to &lsquo\;incommensurability&rsquo\; in that account.</p>\n\n<p>This talk will be available online:</p>\n<p>Zoom: <a data-cke-saved-href="https://pitt.zoom.us/j/93124340892">https://pitt.zoom.us/j/93124340892</a></p>\n<p><br>YouTube: <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg</a></p>
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