CEFISES Seminar: Maël Montévil, “Theoretical biology: some strategic perspectives”

Our apologies for two technical glitches: (1) The camera dropped out for a few minutes in the middle there. We know what happened and we’ve got it fixed for future talks! (2) There’s a ticking noise coming from our projector; we’ve asked about how we can get it fixed. --- Our first test of a CEFISES Weekly Seminar streamed online via YouTube Live! Tune in if you want to help us beta-test how this goes, and sorry in advance if there’s any technical troubles! Abstract: There is a lack of theoretical elaboration in biology, particularly in the study of organisms’ life cycles. The underlying problem is the emergence of an episteme that structurally neglects these questions. In the case of biology, certain issues need to be addressed with precision, notably the articulation between systemic (physicalist or organicist) and historical (evolutionary but also developmental) reasoning. As an example of application, we will present the question of what disruption mean