THE PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY

An informal workshop on topics in the philosophy of biology will take place in
the University at Buffalo on October 14-15, 2006.

Further information is available at http://ontology.buffalo.edu/06/POB/

Speakers will include:

  William Bechtel (San Diego)
  Autonomous Biology

  Werner Ceusters (Buffalo)
  Death is a Statistical Matter

  James H. Fetzer (Minnesota)
  Evolution: Genetic vs. Cultural

  David B. Hershenov (Buffalo)
  Unity, Teleology and Life

  Ingvar Johansson (Saarbruecken)
  Functions as Physical Dimensions

  William K. Wimsatt (Chicago)
  Generative Entrenchment and Evolution: How the Contingent becomes Necessary

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