Realism and Antirealism in Philosophy of Biology

October 24, 2016
University of Sassari

Aula 7
Complesso Santa Chiara, Bastioni Pigafetta
Alghero
Italy

This will be an accessible event, including organized related activities

Sponsor(s):

  • Italian 2012 PRIN Project “Models and Inferences in Science”, Sassari Research Unit Project on “Grounding: fundamental properties, casual efficacy and truth-making models”.

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MORNING

9.15-9.30 Welcome Address

9.30-10.30 Paul-Antoine Miquel (Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès)

Biological Individuation as a Philosophical Scheme

10.30-11.00 Coffee Break

11.00-12.00 Ludovica Lorusso (University of Sassari)

Race: Biological Reality without Genetics

12.00-13.00 Cristian Saborido (UNED Madrid)

Are Natural Norms Real? Normativity and Realism in Biology and Medicine

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13.00-15.00 Lunch

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AFTERNOON

15.00-16.00 Karim Bschir (ETH Zürich)

Manipulability and Realism in Wet-Lab Research: The History of G-Protein Coupled Receptors

16.00-17.00 Paolo Francalacci (University of Sassari)

Genetic Genealogy and Self Identity: Does a Chromosome Tell Your Story?

17.00-17.30 Coffee Break

17.30-18.30 Thierry Hoquet (Université Lyon III Jean Moulin)

The Concept of Sex between Naturalism and Antinaturalism

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Ludovica Lorusso, University of Sassari, [email protected]

 

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Marco Marongiu, [email protected]

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