Teleology and Value in Biological Knowledge from Aristotle to Today

PROGRAMME:

09.30 - 10.00 Welcome and coffee

10.00 - 10.45 Teleology and Ethics in Aristotle, Ronja Hildebrandt (TU Dortmund)

10.45 - 11.15 Discussion

(Discussant and chair: Caterina Pellò, Université de Genève)

11.15 - 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 - 12.15 On the Telos of Reproduction, Laura Nuño de la Rosa (Complutense University of Madrid)

12.15 - 12.45 Discussion

(Discussant and chair: Raphael Scholl, Université de Genève)

12.45 - 14.00 Lunch

14.30 - 15.15 Aristotle and Darwin Two Ways to Ground Teleology, James Lennox (University of Pittsburgh)

15.15 - 15.45 Discussion

(Discussant and chair: Gregory Radick, University of Leeds)

15.45 - 16.00 Coffee break

16.00 - 16.45 Is Teleology an Obstacle to Laypeople’s Understanding of Evolution?, Kostas Kampourakis (Université de Genève)

16.45 - 17.15 Discussion

(Discussant: Daniel McShea, Duke University - Chair: Silvia De Cesare, Université de Genève)

17.15 - 17.30 Closing remarks