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Emergence,closure and inter-level causation in biological systems
Emergence biological organisation downward causation constraints
2016/6/14
In this paper, we advocate the idea that an adequate explanation of biological systems requires appealing to organisational closure as an emergent causal regime. We first develop a theoretical justifi...
Constraints on Localization and Decomposition as Explanatory Strategies in the Biological Sciences
mechanism,localization decomposition systems neuroscience graph theory
2016/5/31
Several articles have recently appeared arguing that there really are no viable alternatives to mechanistic explanation in the biological sciences (Kaplan and Craver 2011; Kaplan and Bechtel 2011). Th...
The structure of idealization in biological theories:the case of the Wright-Fisher model
idealization theory biology possible worlds
2016/5/30
In this paper we present a new framework of idealization in biology. We characterize idealizations as a network of counterfactual and hypothetical conditionals that can exhibit different “degrees of c...
Mathematical biology and the existence of biological laws
Laws Mathematical biology Contingency Dynamical systems Reducibility
2016/5/30
An influential position in the philosophy of biology claims that there are no biological laws, since any apparently biological generalization is either too accidental, fact-like or contingent to be na...
Understanding Biological Mechanisms:Using Illustrations from Circadian Rhythm Research
mechanistic explanation diagrams decomposition recomposition computational modeling circadian rhythms
2016/5/27
In many fields of biology, researchers explain a phenomenon by characterizing the responsible mechanism. This requires identifying the candidate mechanism, decomposing it into its parts and operations...
Thinking Dynamically About Biological Mechanisms:Networks of Coupled Oscillators
dynamics dynamic mechanistic explanation decomposition recomposition computational modeling circadian rhythms
2016/5/27
Explaining the complex dynamics exhibited in many biological mechanisms requires extending the recent philosophical treatment of mechanisms that emphasizes sequences of operations. To understand how n...
Biological Kinds and the Causal Theory of Reference
reference causal theory of reference natural kinds concepts homology
2015/7/30
This paper uses an example from biology, the homology concept, to argue that current versions of the causal theory of reference give an incomplete account of reference determination. It is suggested t...
南京师范大学公共管理学院当代西方哲学问题英文课件problem11 biological naturalism
南京师范大学公共管理学院 当代西方哲学问题 英文 课件 problem11 biological naturalism
2015/7/13
南京师范大学公共管理学院当代西方哲学问题英文课件problem11 biological naturalism。
The Beginning of Personhood: A Thomistic Biological Analysis
bioethics biology ethics personhood Thomism
2014/11/17
“When did I, a human person, begin to exist?” In developing an answer to this question, I utilize a Thomistic framework which holds that the human person is a composite of a biological organism and an...
“A Reexamination of Biological Information from the Perspective of Practice”
Biology Information Signal
2009/9/17
Much of the debate surrounding the concept of information in biology centers on the question of whether or not biological systems ‘really’ carry information. The criterion for determining if a system ...
Art and Embodiment: Biological and Phenomenological Contributions to Understanding Beauty and the Aesthetic
art embodiment biology phenomenology Baumgarten
2008/11/7
Increasing awareness of the crucial and complex role of the body in making and experiencing art has led to a diverse range of biological and phenomenological philosophies of art. The shared emphasis o...
The causal homogeneity of biological kinds
biological kinds causal homogeneity functional properties Kim
2008/4/21
The aim of this paper is to show that biological kinds can be causally homogeneous, although all biological causes are identical with configurations of physical causes. The paper considers two differe...
The Self Model and the Conception of Biological Identity in Immunology
Self Identity Immunology Continuity
2008/4/21
The self/non-self model, first proposed by F.M. Burnet, has dominated immunology for sixty years now. According to this model, any foreign element will trigger an immune reaction in an organism, where...
Cognition and Biological EvolutionAn Idealist Approach resolves a Fundamental Paradox
Idealist philosophy evolutionary epistemology
2008/4/10
The scientific study of cognition in the context of
biological evolution (Cognition and Evolution,
CE) has led to the result, that all our thoughts
and cognitions, including science and
philosophy...
Homology concepts are fundamental to the study of biological similarity. Monistic attempts to articulate an overarching homology concept, applicable to all areas of biology, have yet to succeed. Biolo...