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We are delighted to invite you to our interdisciplinary workshop, which is the culmination of our seminar series on Agency between Biology and Philosophy.
The workshop will take place at University College London and online on 22-23 Sept 2026.
All info and registration details can be found here:
https://www.animalinventiveness.com/post/international-interdisciplinary-asab-workshop-agency-between-biology-and-philosophy
#workshop #philbio #agency #animal #welfare #behaviouralecology #philosophy

Adding: #histSTM #histsci #philsci #philbio

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Adding: #histSTM #histsci #philsci #philbio

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The next session (the last of this academic year!) of our seminar is tomorrow!

Christopher Joseph Gonzalez will talk about normative agency in nonhumans !

All info on how to join (online) can be found here : https://www.animalinventiveness.com/post/seminar-agency-between-biology-and-philosophy-2025-2026

We are looking forward to discussing this fascinating topic with you!

#agency #norms #normativity #animalagency #nonhumanagency #philbio #seminar

Hello everyone,

The next session of our seminar on Agency between Biology and Philosophy will take place tomorrow 13th of May from 4 to 5 PM (UK time) on Zoom.

This session on AI agency will be led by Leonard Dung.

Feel free to join us :)

https://www.animalinventiveness.com/post/seminar-agency-between-biology-and-philosophy-2025-2026

#philbio #agency #ai #aiagency

#introduction

Hi Mastodon,

I'm a PhD candidate in #philosophy at the #UniversityOfHelsinki , focusing on #metaphysics, #ontology, #processphilosophy and philosophy of #biology. I also study #theology , in which I'm most interested in philosophy of religion, #processtheology , the relationship between science and religion, and the role of #religion in matters of conflict and #peace.

I'm looking forward to share things & have conversations about #research in my fields, but also about
- #books (I read #nonfiction #scifi and #specfic the most)
- #antimilitarism , #nuclearban , #nucleardisarmament
- #pedagogy (since I occasionally work in #education )
- #games: #videogames, #boardgames & #tcg
- #movies
- #birds

Let me know if you are tooting (:D) about any of these things!

#philbio #philosophyofreligion #scienceandreligion

#introduction

Hi Mastodon,

I'm a PhD candidate in #philosophy at the #UniversityOfHelsinki , focusing on #metaphysics, #ontology, #processphilosophy and philosophy of #biology. I also study #theology , in which I'm most interested in philosophy of religion, #processtheology , the relationship between science and religion, and the role of #religion in matters of conflict and #peace.

I'm looking forward to share things & have conversations about #research in my fields, but also about
- #books (I read #nonfiction #scifi and #specfic the most)
- #antimilitarism , #nuclearban , #nucleardisarmament
- #pedagogy (since I occasionally work in #education )
- #games: #videogames, #boardgames & #tcg
- #movies
- #birds

Let me know if you are tooting (:D) about any of these things!

#philbio #philosophyofreligion #scienceandreligion

I very much enjoyed reading Melinda Bonnie Fagan‘s recent book _ Explanatory Particularism in Scientific Practice_ and writing a review of it. Check it out! rdcu.be/fdagG #philsci #philbio

Breaking new ground in the und...

Some fresh news from us!
We will share the preliminary results of our research:
- at the ISAE regional conference 21 April (Nottingham)
- at the Common Ground on Animal Ethics Workshop 30 April (London, LSE)

https://www.animalinventiveness.com/post/exciting-news-we-ll-be-sharing-our-first-findings-on-inventive-agency-in-the-wild

We are looking forward to it ! 🐒 🐜

#agency #animalwelfare #philbio #conservation #isae #animalethics #lse #baboons

Hello everyone !
Our Agency Between Biology and Philosophy seminar is coming back tomorrow already ! I am very happy (and honoured) to say that Denis Walsh will be leading this session, on Ecological Agency.
=> on Zoom
=> 8 April from 4 to 5 PM, UK time
=> how to join? Here:
https://www.animalinventiveness.com/post/seminar-agency-between-biology-and-philosophy-2025-2026
#agency #philbio #biophilo #biologicalagency #animalagency #ecology

The next session of our transdisciplinary (biology-philosophy) seminar on Agency will take place this Wednesday on Zoom !

Hugh Desmond will talk about agency and cognitive capacities!

More info on how to join us here: https://www.animalinventiveness.com/post/seminar-agency-between-biology-and-philosophy-2025-2026

#philbio #agency #cognition

Vol 17, Issue 3 (2025) has dropped! And it was worth the wait, with articles on sex/gender, #ecology in context, Darwinizing #Gaia, and theories in #physiology. We are loving the diversity of articles that are sent to us — keep them coming!

PTPBio is, as always, diamond #OpenAccess completely free for authors and readers!

#PhilBio

Vol 17, Issue 3 (2025) has dropped! And it was worth the wait, with articles on sex/gender, #ecology in context, Darwinizing #Gaia, and theories in #physiology. We are loving the diversity of articles that are sent to us — keep them coming!

PTPBio is, as always, diamond #OpenAccess completely free for authors and readers!

#PhilBio

The next session of our transdisciplinary (biology-philosophy) seminar on Agency will take place next Wednesday. Marek Špinka will talk about play in nonhuman animals, and I expect it to be super cool !

More info here :
https://www.animalinventiveness.com/post/seminar-agency-between-biology-and-philosophy-2025-2026

#philbio #agency #play #animal #animalplay

À paraître cette année chez Vrin !
Le temps du vivant, discussion de Bergson à l’aune de l’histoire de la biologie et des découvertes contemporaines
#philbio #bergson #evolution #temps #biologie

Tomorrow is the first session of the 2026 edition of our online seminar on animal agency!
This session will be led by Lisa Yon and will explore ways to promote agency in captive animals (especially elephants!).
Hoping to see many of you! 🐘🐘🐘

https://www.animalinventiveness.com/post/seminar-agency-between-biology-and-philosophy-2025-2026

#agency #elephants #captivity #animalwelfare #animalstudies #philbio

A new issue of PTPBio has dropped with articles from Marco Casali, Francesca Merlin & Alberto Vianelli; Meghan Barrett, Thomas Raffel & Bob Fischer; and Maja Dorota Sidzinska, Jacqueline Mae Wallis & Kate Nicole Hoffman.

Check them out! https://ptpbio.org/

Always fully #OpenAccess: free for authors and readers.

#hpb
#Philbio

#philsci #philbio

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Ok, here's a fun one for you to discuss (from @kevinlala.bsky.social et al. magisterial book): "Parent-offspring similarity may be just a side-effect of a process whose ultimate function is not stable transmission but accurate prediction." #philbio #genetics #evolution #evodevo

#histsci #philsci #philbio #hpb

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If you are used to the complaint that #philbio is overly obsessed with evolution as opposed to other areas of biology, take a look at the #ishpssb2025. We have clearly moved beyond evolution. Just so y’all remember though: nothing makes sense except in the light of evolution.

Notre discussion avec Florian Moullard sur la #conscience animale, guidée par le journaliste Fabien Trécourt, est désormais disponible en podcast!
On y a parlé du jeu des poulpes🐙, des collaborations entre loups et corbeaux🐺 🐦‍⬛et - évidemment - de ce que ça fait d'être une chauve-souris 🦇!
#animalcognition #animal #animalculture #behaviour #philbio #podcast

https://smartlink.ausha.co/soirees-philosophie-sciences-et-societe-a-la-sorbonne/dans-la-tete-des-animaux

Check out our latest issue with some outstanding papers from outstanding authors! As always, we are fully #openaccess, free for both authors and readers.

https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/ptpbio/issue/372/info/

#philbio
#ecology
#evolution

imop, from a more general #ontology p.o.v. :

perhaps one good reason for why to pay attention to such and related recent discussion in #philbio were, that here we find most palpable examples and discussion of #emergence phenomena, at least more basic - I guess - than could be found in respective humanities studies.

wrt #process but we had to distinguish a - say - micro/biochemical concept of 'process' [not first view emergence related] from the more 'directly observable' unfolding of processes in sensation.

imop, from a more general #ontology p.o.v. :

perhaps one good reason for why to pay attention to such and related recent discussion in #philbio were, that here we find most palpable examples and discussion of #emergence phenomena, at least more basic - I guess - than could be found in respective humanities studies.

wrt #process but we had to distinguish a - say - micro/biochemical concept of 'process' [not first view emergence related] from the more 'directly observable' unfolding of processes in sensation.

and its today, that a work confined to another old/new -imop anyway interesting -
trend in #philbio went available (also paywallfree) as a CUP "element", viz. Jan Baedke's 'the organism'

https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/organism/D8BAF30E2D9A6E405F981EB0D58733B0

and its today, that a work confined to another old/new -imop anyway interesting -
trend in #philbio went available (also paywallfree) as a CUP "element", viz. Jan Baedke's 'the organism'

https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/organism/D8BAF30E2D9A6E405F981EB0D58733B0

Just published the latest Gavin David Young Lecture, the 15th (3rd in the new series): Kim Sterelny, ‘Evolution and Moral Realism: take 2’. https://gavindavidyounglectures.au/index.php/gdylp/article/view/3 #philbio #philosophy #morality #Evolution

New paper alert:
Finkel & Lamm, Cultural evolution beyond the individual: what human collective knowledge adds to high fidelity copying.

This is the third in the Distributed Adaptation series.

Many thanks to the diligent reviewers! #philbio #cultevo

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10539-025-09982-4

New paper alert:
Finkel & Lamm, Cultural evolution beyond the individual: what human collective knowledge adds to high fidelity copying.

This is the third in the Distributed Adaptation series.

Many thanks to the diligent reviewers! #philbio #cultevo

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10539-025-09982-4

New paper alert: Finkel & Lamm, Cultural evolution beyond the individual: what human collective knowledge adds to high fidelity copying. This is the third in the Distributed Adaptation series. Many thanks to the diligent reviewers! #philbio #cultevo link.springer.com/article/10.1...

New paper alert: Finkel & Lamm, Cultural evolution beyond the individual: what human collective knowledge adds to high fidelity copying. This is the third in the Distributed Adaptation series. Many thanks to the diligent reviewers! #philbio #cultevo link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Next session is tomorrow !!!
It will be on the limits of agency and will be led by Robin Bianchi !
Feel free to join us :)

https://www.animalinventiveness.com/post/seminar-agency-between-biology-and-philosophy-first-session-report-and-upcoming-sessions

#philbio #seminar #agency

Très heureuse de vous annoncer la publication de cet article bergsonien sur la conscience de la vie, et surtout la conscience des vivants non-humains !

https://shs.cairn.info/revue-archives-de-philosophie-2025-2-page-61?lang=fr

(Ps. Dans le même numéro, il y a une recension de mon livre par Tobias Endres 😃 !!)

#Bergson #conscience #philofr #philosophieanimale #philbio

Mercredi soir prochain je parlerai de l’imagination et de l’invention animales à IHPST avec Florian Moullard !!!! Plus d’infos ici 👉 https://ihpst.pantheonsorbonne.fr/evenements/soirees-philosophie-sciences-et-societe-sorbonne
#animal #philosophieanimale #animalcognition #animalbehaviour #philbio

I am very happy to share this more personal piece with you, exploring the link between inventiveness and play in our fellow nonhuman animals. It was written with care and a sincere desire to convey what science and philosophy can teach us about this fascinating topic.
I hope you enjoy reading it!
#animalplay #animalinvention #invention #animalbehaviour #evolution #aeon #philbio

https://aeon.co/essays/how-evolution-favoured-costly-and-frivolous-animal-play

I am very happy to share this more personal piece with you, exploring the link between inventiveness and play in our fellow nonhuman animals. It was written with care and a sincere desire to convey what science and philosophy can teach us about this fascinating topic.
I hope you enjoy reading it!
#animalplay #animalinvention #invention #animalbehaviour #evolution #aeon #philbio

https://aeon.co/essays/how-evolution-favoured-costly-and-frivolous-animal-play

Si vous voulez vous joindre à nous le 9 avril 💥
On parlera de la pensée animale !!

https://ihpst.pantheonsorbonne.fr/evenements/soirees-philosophie-sciences-et-societe-sorbonne

#animalcognition #philbio

Next session of our online seminar on Agency between Biology and Philosophy is today (5pm UK time).

We will talk about the link between organism and agency + biosemiotics !!
Feel free to join us 😃

More info here:

https://www.animalinventiveness.com/post/seminar-agency-between-biology-and-philosophy-first-session-report-and-upcoming-sessions

#agency #philbio #animalbehaviour #organism #biosemiotic

Indispensable, information rich talk from @kevinlala.bsky.social . Should be watched by anyone doing #genetics, #evolution, or race studies. Maybe I’ll share some thoughts later. #sts #philbio #hps underline.io/lecture/1051...

Genes, culture, and scientific...

I really enjoy Paris ✨ Their bookshops have amazing taste.

#Bergson #PhilBooks #Philbio #Books #philosophy #philosophyofscience

Hey ! I have a new paper I'm willing to submit. I am still working on it. But I'd be happy to have some feedback before the final version ! I think it need improvements ! It's about biological agency! Please share your comments :)

Here is the preprint:
http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.20494.88641

#agency #preprint #biologicalagency #philbio

New preprint!!
The evolution of mutually exclusive alternatives. With the brilliant Yosef Prat.

We argue that ways of making choices are key to understanding cognitive evolution and suggest evolutionary stages leading to internal and flexible decision making ability.

https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/d93ty

#cognition #evolution #neuro #philbio

New preprint!!
The evolution of mutually exclusive alternatives. With the brilliant Yosef Prat.

We argue that ways of making choices are key to understanding cognitive evolution and suggest evolutionary stages leading to internal and flexible decision making ability.

https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/d93ty

#cognition #evolution #neuro #philbio

For my followers in the Davis, California area, mark your calendars for one month from today for a free author event for my book, _The Land Is Our Community: Aldo Leopold’s Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium_ at our local bookstore, the Avid Reader!

#EnvironmentalEthics
#EnvironmentalHistory
#PhilBio
#HPB
#ConservationBiology
#Ecology

For my followers in the Davis, California area, mark your calendars for one month from today for a free author event for my book, _The Land Is Our Community: Aldo Leopold’s Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium_ at our local bookstore, the Avid Reader!

#EnvironmentalEthics
#EnvironmentalHistory
#PhilBio
#HPB
#ConservationBiology
#Ecology

Last PTPBio issue of 2024 is out, with papers from Pierrick Bourrat, Yasmin Haddad, Ross L. Stein, and Marshall Abrams!

Always fully #openaccess — free for authors & free to read. Please share our posts & follow us!

https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/ptpbio/issue/265/info/

#philbio
#hpb
#evolution
#MolecularBiology

New special issue on fossil-driven science (vol 16, no 2) with papers from Adrian Currie, Douglas Erwin, Aja Watkins, and Caitlin Donahue Wylie, and an introduction from Meghan Page.



Always fully #openaccess — free for authors & free to read. Please share our posts & follow us!



https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/ptpbio/issue/264/info/

#philbio
#HPB
#paleontology
#fossils

🎉Publication day! The third edition of my book 'Sense & Nonsense: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour' co-authored with @kevinlala.bsky.social is now available! Paperback and eBook formats (Kindle etc): global.oup.com/academic/pro... #evolsky #philsci #philbio #PsychSciSky #HPbio #EHBEA🧪🏺

I am thrilled to read the first (that I am aware of) journal review of my @UChicagoPress book _The Land Is Our Community_. It is thoughtful and generous, and honestly, as much I could have hoped for (review by Samuel McKee for _Philosophy in Review_).

https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pir/article/view/22095

#EnvironmentalEthics
#EnvironmentalHistory
#PhilBio
#HPB
#ConservationBiology
#Ecology
#PhilSci

Previously posted paper, now with an assigned issue & page numbers, #OpenAccess: https://doi.org/10.1017/psa.2023.133

#EnvironmentalEthics
#EnvironmentalHistory
#PhilBio
#HPB
#ConservationBiology
#Ecology
#PhilSci
#Values

For anyone who couldn't watch the livestream of this event, well, live, here is a link to the recording:

https://www.youtube.com/live/AUUcPS7gu_M?si=nDHd7t80KudJwZJW&t=333

#EnvironmentalEthics
#EnvironmentalHistory
#PhilBio
#HPB
#ConservationBiology
#Ecology

Looking forward to my session this Sunday at the Philosophy of Science Association meeting in NOLA! I'm taking a self-reflective look at the methodology I used to develop Leopoldian land ethic policy for my book _The Land Is Our Community_. (What Would Leopold Do? or WWLD).

#EnvironmentalEthics
#EnvironmentalHistory
#PhilBio
#HPB
#ConservationBiology
#Ecology

A bit of good news. My student Zvi Hasnes-Beninson‘s paper on how Richard Levins’ ideological and methodological commitments became embodied in a #modeling tradition has been published. Check it out! https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10539-024-09968-8 #philsci #histsci #philbio

Hey everyone—I know there's a lot going on right now, but fans of Aldo Leopold's _A Sand County Almanac_ should mark their calendars for this "Science Friday" event on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Curt Meine, Buddy Huffaker, and I will be discussing and taking questions about the book. It should be fun!

Register here: https://secure.everyaction.com/g4H0QW16dk2Cj971j3VWzg2

Please boost!! ⬆️

#EnvironmentalEthics
#EnvironmentalHistory
#PhilBio
#HPB
#ConservationBiology
#Ecology

Tomorrow a new term begins! What am I teaching, you ask?
#philbio seminar (mostly devoted to conceptual clarifications of natural selection) and a graduate reading group on the #evolution of #agency.

I am updating my Stanford encyclopedia entry on inheritance
systems. Any important, recent work I should not overlook? #philbio #philsci @philbio

Aldo Leopold's _A Sand County Almanac_ turns 75 today! A fine time to relish his wisdom with a (re)read or to learn about how his ideas are still very much relevant today in _The Land Is Our Community_.

https://www.aldoleopold.org/products/75th-anniversary-edition-a-sand-county-almanac?variant=47620353327417

https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/L/bo219284936.html

#EnvironmentalEthics
#EnvironmentalHistory
#PhilBio
#HPB
#ConservationBiology
#Ecology

It’s #OAWeek, so it’s the perfect time to remind you that you can read all the issues of the journal _Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology_ for free—and authors publish free with us too!

Follow us at @ptpbio and please share this post!

#PhilBio #HPB #evolution #Ecology #MolecularBiology #DevelopmentalBiology

https://ptpbio.org/

Here is a better link for my interview with Carrie Figdor, New Books in Philosophy, about my book _The Land Is Our Community: Aldo Leopold’s Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium_

https://newbooksnetwork.com/the-land-is-our-community

#EnvironmentalEthics
#EnvironmentalHistory
#PhilBio
#HPB
#ConservationBiology
#Ecology