In Toronto and excited for #ISHPSSB2023 (or is it #ISH2023?) to start. Anyway, here is the conference schedule:

https://site.pheedloop.com/event/ISHPSSB2023/schedule

(#ISHPSSB is the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology)

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Sociologist; institutions and technical work, esp. biology and computing. Chicago school; field methods.
Intersections among specialties; role of sentimental order(s) in social organization.
Professional Researcher, UC Davis Philosophy Dept., studying https://www.biologicalpurpose.org
#EES #ecoevodevo #evobio #evotheory #hps #histtech #histSTM #STS #PhilosophyofBiology #PhilosophyofScience #PhilSci #PhilBio #HistSci #HistoryofScience #ScienceofScience #SociologyofScience #ISHPSSB
Biologists often attribute purpose to living systems... Should they?

There is a growing recognition that biological phenomena which suggest agency, directionality, or goal-directedness demand new conceptual frameworks that can translate into rigorous theoretical models and discriminating empirical tests.