IHPST Paris-CAPE Kyoto, philosophy of biology workshop

Speakers and schedule:

11/4

• 10:00-10:15 Opening remarks by Daisuke Kaida (Kyoto University and CAPE, Kyoto)
• 10:15-11:15 Pierre-Alain Braillard (University of Lille 1, Lille)
  "What has been learned about biology from an engineering perspective?" (Abstract)
• 11:15-12:15 Ryota Morimoto (Keio University, Tokyo)
  "Genetic drift model as rational inference" (Abstract)
• 12:15-14:00 Lunch
• 14:00-15:00 Antonine Nicoglou (IHPST, Paris)
  "Plasticity in contemporary biology: the synthesis of two conceptual traditions?" (Abstract)
• 15:00-16:00 Yoshinari Yoshida (Kyoto University, Kyoto) and Hisashi Nakao (Nagoya University, Nagoya)
  "Overlooked elements in the history of evo-devo: Studies of epigenetics in the 80s" (Abstract)
• 16:00-16:15 Coffee break
• 16:15-17:15 Yuki Sugawara (Kyoto University, Kyoto) and Hisashi Nakao (Nagoya University, Nagoya)
  "Mechanistic stance: An epistemic norm among scientists" (Abstract)
• 17:15-18:15 Gauvain Leconte (IHPST, Paris)
  "The predictive capacity of biological theories" (Abstract)
• 18:30- Banquet

11/5

• 10:00-11:00 Yuichi Amitani (Kyoto University, Kyoto)
  "What a tale of two minds can be" (Abstract)
• 11:00-12:00 Lucie Laplane (IHPST, Paris)
  "Stemness ontology and therapeutic strategies" (Abstract)
• 12:00-14:00 Lunch
• 14:00-15:00 Gladys Kostyrka (IHPST, Paris)
  "Using viruses to model life: A paradox?" (Abstract)
• 15:00-16:00 Senji Tanaka (Keio University, Tokyo) and Akinori Takahashi (Waseda University, Tokyo)
  "The biostratigraphic origin of the theory of punctuated equilibria" (Abstract)
• 16:00-16:15 Coffee break
• 16:15-17:15 Philippe Huneman (IHPST, Paris)
  "Distinguishing among causal explanations in biology: Topologies and mechanisms" (Abstract)
• 17:15-17:30 Closing remarks by Tetsuji Iseda (Kyoto University and CAPE, Kyoto)