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SUMMARY:Objects\, Kinds and Mechanisms in Biology: A One Day Workshop
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LOCATION:Leeds\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Aims</strong></p>\n<p>The purpose of the workshop is to encourage discussion of the natures and roles of objects\, structure and mechanisms in biology with a view to achieving clarity on a number of issues\, including:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can the heterogeneity of biological objects be appropriately accommodated?</li>\n<li>Is a metaphysics of mechanisms as entities and activities sustainable in biology?</li>\n<li>What would be an appropriate metaphysics for biological kinds?</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Schedule</strong><br><br>10.30-10.55 Coffee<br>10.55-11.00 Welcome<br>11.00-12.15 Phyllis Illari (Hertfordshire) The Indispensability of Objects in Biology<br>12.15-13.30 Ellen Clarke (All Souls) The Organism as a Problem in Biological Ontology<br><br>13.30-14.15 Lunch (provided)<br>14.15-15.30 Marcel Weber (Geneva) Individual\, Cell Lineage\, and Functional Integration<br><br>15.30-15.45 Tea<br>15.45-17.00 Emma Tobin (UCL) Biomolecular Classification<br>17.00-18.15 Angelo Cei (Leeds) TBA<br>18.15-18.30 wrap up<br><br><br>A limited number of student bursaries will be available.<br><br>Registration is free but please indicate your interest in attending.<br><br>For further details contact:&nbsp\;Steven French (<a href="mailto:s.r.d.french@leeds.ac.uk">s.r.d.french@leeds.ac.uk</a>)</p>\n<p><br>Financial support for this workshop has been provided by the British Society for the Philosophy of Science.</p>
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