Philosophy of science for biologists - Theory of science in relation to evolution

Date: 14 & 15 March 2018
Location: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW), Alfred Kowalke Str. 17, 10315 Berlin
Registration: alice.cam.balard@gmail.com

Topics

• Theory of science
• Understanding and improving research in ecology and evolution
• Biases in science
• The evolution of the concept of evolution
• Current effects of reductionism and ontological damage

Speakers

• Heribert Hofer - Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
• Stephanie Meirmans - University of Amsterdam
• Sabine Oertelt-Prigione - Charité; Radboud University Medical Center
• Marion East - Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
• Abdelaziz Hedddi - INSA de Lyon
• Rodrigo J. De Marco - Max Planck Institute for Medical Research

Organizers

Alice Balard, Susana Ferreira, Oleksandr Kolyvushko