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Charles S. Peirce’s philosophy of signs, generally construed as the foundation of current semiotic theory, offers a theory of general perception with significant implications for the notion of ... argue that these claims align with certain areas of the philosophy of biology, specifically epistemological and ontological considerations, despite the limited formal interaction between disciplines. This
Biological agency has received much attention in recent philosophy of biology. But what is the motivation for introducing talk of agency into biology and what is meant by “agent”? Two distinct ... recent discussions in philosophy of biology and related fields. A number of authors have suggested that certain biological entities, typically organisms, are agent-like in certain respects, or can usefully
biology and philosophy of science. This involves clarifying the relationship between teleonomy and teleological explanation, as well as asking how the concept of teleonomy impinges on research at the ... Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, MN , USA The concept of teleonomy has been attracting renewed attention recently. This is based on the idea that teleonomy provides
Biodiversity and Heritage, Australian National University , Canberra, ACT , Australia 1 Institute of Archaeology, University College London , London , UK 2 Centre for Philosophy of the Sciences, Australian ... is when things get particularly tough. Hawkes's ladder is a four-part - Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK ordering of inferences from material remains to the behaviors that
and critique, Simpson engages questions that would become increasingly fundamental in modern biological theory and philosophy. Did individuality, adaptation, and evolutionary causation reside at more ... thereof? What was an individual, anyway? In this introduction, we highlight two points in a wider historical context. First, recognizing the political context of Simpson's writing profoundly deepens our
Classical Liberalism is a political philosophy that has stood the test of time. Developed by the English philosopher John Locke, classical liberalism is rooted in the ideals of individual rights and ... influenced future thinkers with ideas such as the famous “tabula rasa” (blank slate) perception of the mind, his most important contributions may be those in the area of political philosophy. It is here where
. Several candidates for the position had interesting academic backgrounds, including specialization in political science and political philosophy. Rather than pursue these options, the committee selected ... political and social context in which law operates rather than teach them how to manipulate rules with a faux-deductive method. This reconstruction would have to be both root and branch to be effective. “Law
Renaissance's dissolution of morality with Puritanism. The Puritans sought to purify the church from Catholic remnants, debauchery, and hierarchy. Milton was a devout scholar of classical philosophy and poetry ... religious content and its cultural significance for Europe’s literary achievements. Much like Milton, Dante was a scholar, deeply versed in learning, the political climate, and illuminating the religious
that Popper’s two problems belong to the field of philosophy of science and concern the justification of knowledge, while Wittgenstein’s problems belong to the field of philosophy of mind and concern the ... alternative are partly grounded in a philosophy of mind that he inherited from representative idealism (of which both empiricism and rationalism are examples). Wittgenstein repudiated representative idealism
Philosophy, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich , Munich , Germany In this article, I respond to commentaries by Eva Jablonka and Simona Ginsburg and by David Spurrett on my target article “Complexity and ... in their commentaries to examine my proposal in detail and offer the criticisms I respond to here. Before we begin, however, let me briefly restate the hypothesis of interest: Department of Philosophy
. Waddington, Claude Lévi Strauss, Jackson Pollock, and Mies van der Rohe. It pioneered the science of mathematical biology, and its influence in art, architecture, anthropology, geography, philosophy, and many ... , philosophy, creative writing, and other subjects. The museum and Thompson’s ideas are also central to a new Master of Fine Arts course in Art, Science and Visual Thinking, introduced at Duncan of Jordanstone
, Minneapolis, MN , USA 1 Department of Philosophy & Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, MN , USA - Publisher’s Note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to
the surface of law or legal practices; sometimes they are not resolved but instead linked to larger psychological, social, or philosophic difficulties and political or normative efforts. VII ... into the interactions across legal institutions or across law and society. VIII. Jurisprudence, philosophy of law, and connecting philosophy and law, e.g., Ronald D workin, Law’s Empire;62 Catharine
justification) in establishing scientific facts; nature does not always get the last word. Philosophy also counts. The second is that adaptive thinking constitutes a core heuristic in evolutionary psychology that ... testing, it will not make any serious difference which methodology is employed in the process of discovering hypotheses, or where they come from. After all, it is not philosophy (methodology) but nature
? Academic Freedom in Turkey and Beyond , 14 g Academic freedom is under fire in many countries around the globe, fueled by heightened levels of polarization and political conflict.1 Turkish President Recep ... the day have not changed since the 1990s: concerns over diversity, a fear that political correctness distorts inquiry and suppresses free speech, the decline of the humanities, and the financial
knowledge in its unity and its destruction root and branch; education and de-education; reformist political aspiration and subversion: this is the binary body with which philosophy took its first steps. What ... 0 W. Callebaut (&) Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research , Altenberg, Austria Socrates is generally regarded as the father of western philosophy. His student Plato created the
advocating an ecological perspective on immune systems. Biotic/abiotic distinction; Eco-immunology; Environment; Invertebrate immunology; Model organisms; Philosophy of immunology; Small RNAs; Taxonomic bias ... and its philosophy: How does the inclusion of responses to abiotic triggers influence our notions of immunity? How do cognitive metaphors square with interactions of the immune system with abiotic
this intellectual integration, and a link to another part of philosophy, is seen in Lewontin's political engagement. In Jerry Coyne's reminiscence of Lewontin on his website, he makes a point of ... 2 Department of Philosophy, Columbia University , New York, NY , USA 3 Department of Philosophy, University of British Colombia , Vancouver, BC , Canada 4 Diane B. Paul 5 Elliott Sober 6 Sahotra
," including Boker’s reprehensible political affiliation with the Nazi Party. Finally, we highlight some of the historical reasons for why Böker’s views did not have a larger impact in evolutionary biology, but ... four). This appraisal also deals with his reprehensible political affiliations with the Nazi Party. Finally, in the last section, we recount some of the direct and indirect legacies of his approach in
Lisa Kelly for their insights How and why does a world in constant conflict come to appear as one of legal, political, and economic order? In World of Struggle, David Kennedy argues that people ... methodological interventions in studies of global governance, expertise, international law, and political economy. It is in many ways a culmination of Kennedy’s work over past decades as well as a primer in the
