BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T102444Z DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20191017T121500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20191017T141500 SUMMARY:The Metaphysics of Pregnancy UID:20261005T224504Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:d4d9:c3ff:fe86:f658%3 TZID:Australia/Melbourne LOCATION:The University of Melbourne\, Melbourne\, Australia DESCRIPTION:

One of the central questions in the metaphysics of pregnancy is this: Is the fetus a part of\, or contained by\, the gestator? In this paper I seek not to answer this question\, but rather to highlight various alternative mereotopological options for the fetus-gestator relationship and to raise methodological concerns regarding how to adjudicate between these options. Should we be looking for evidence and data within the realm of metaphysics or the philosophy of biology? Should we be learning about pregnancy from our philosophical and scientific theories or should we update our theories based upon what we otherwise know about pregnancy? My positive suggestion will be to adopt a method of reflective equilibrium. The aim of this is to ensure that pregnancy be included in the tribunal of experience to which our theories are held up against such that our theories can accommodate what we say about pregnancy\, whilst also ensuring that what we say about pregnancy be theoretically informed. \;

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