Workshop, 21-23 maggio 2005
“Il concetto di funzione in biologia e nel linguaggio”
Monastero dei Benedettini, Catania
May 21-23, 2005
The concept of function in biology and language
Speakers:
Francesco Coniglione
Dipartimento di Processi Formativi, Università di Catania
Evelyn Fox Keller
Science, Technology and Society, Massaschussets Institute of Technology;
Paul E. Griffiths
School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics, University of Queensland
James G. Lennox
Center for Philosphy of Science and Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
Peter K. Machamer
Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh Giancarlo Magnano San Lio
Dipartimento di Scienze della Cultura, Università di Catania
Ruth G. Millikan
Department of Philosophy, University of Connecticut
Karola Stotz
Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
Rowland Stout
Department of Philosophy, University College, Dublin
We propose a workshop that explores the relationships that may exist between biology and language through an examination of the concept of ‘function’ in the two domains. A number of different areas of philosophy – cognitive science, philosophy of mind, neurophilosophy, philosophy of biology, philosophy of language, epistemology and logic – may cooperate in this exploration. Such an exploration may even suggest the need to revise the relations and the boundaries between these areas.
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Workshop, 21-23 maggio 2005
“Il concetto di funzione in biologia e nel linguaggio”
Monastero dei Benedettini, Catania
May 21-23, 2005
The concept of function in biology and language
Speakers:
Francesco Coniglione
Dipartimento di Processi Formativi, Università di Catania
Evelyn Fox Keller
Science, Technology and Society, Massaschussets Institute of Technology;
Paul E. Griffiths
School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics, University of Queensland
James G. Lennox
Center for Philosphy of Science and Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
Peter K. Machamer
Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh Giancarlo Magnano San Lio
Dipartimento di Scienze della Cultura, Università di Catania
Ruth G. Millikan
Department of Philosophy, University of Connecticut
Karola Stotz
Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
Rowland Stout
Department of Philosophy, University College, Dublin
We propose a workshop that explores the relationships that may exist between biology and language through an examination of the concept of ‘function’ in the two domains. A number of different areas of philosophy – cognitive science, philosophy of mind, neurophilosophy, philosophy of biology, philosophy of language, epistemology and logic – may cooperate in this exploration. Such an exploration may even suggest the need to revise the relations and the boundaries between these areas.