Edit this event

Purpose in Biology: New Directions

Annual Ratio One-Day Conference

September 16, 2023

Department of Philosophy, University of Reading

Room tbc
Location: School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading
Reading RG6 6UA
United Kingdom

This will be an accessible event, including organized related activities

This event is available both online and in-person

Sponsor(s):

John Templeton Foundation

Speakers:

Stephen Boulter

Oxford Brookes University

Mark Okrent

Bates College

Michele Paolini Paoletti

Università di Macerata

Durham University

Organisers:

David S. Oderberg

University of Reading

Topic areas

Philosophy of Biology

Talks at this conference

Details

This year’s annual Ratio one-day conference, ‘Purpose in Biology - New Directions’, is an event within the Mistakes in Living Systems Project at the University of Reading, which is itself part of the global research programme Agency, Directionality, and Function, generously sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation.

Mistakes in Living Systems: https://research.reading.ac.uk/purpose/

Agency, Directionality, and Function: https://www.biologicalpurpose.org

https://www.store.reading.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-arts-humanities-social-science/philosophy/annual-ratio-oneday-conference-–-purpose-in-biology-new-directions

Supporting material

Add supporting material (slides, programs, etc.)

Reminders

Registration

Is registration required? Yes

Registration deadline: September 1, 2023, 5:00pm BST

How to register: External Site

Who is attending?

3 people are attending:

Duke University

University of Vaasa

Will you attend this event?

Custom tags:

#University of Reading, #Ratio conference, #philosophy of biology, #events in Reading