Individuals Across Sciences: a revisionary metaphysics?
18-20 May 2012 Paris (France)

Program

Friday, May 18, 2012

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09:00 - 09:15 Opening remarks - Alexandre Guay, Thomas Pradeu - Opening remarks - Alexandre Guay, Thomas Pradeu  
09:15 - 10:15 Non-Individuals - E. Jonathan Lowe, Department of Philosophy, Durham University (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairman: Daniel Andler (Paris-Sorbonne University) (+)  
10:15 - 10:45 Characterizing individuals: the role of the formal - Décio Krause, Federal University of Santa Catarina , Jonas Arenhart, Federal University of the South Frontier (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairman: Daniel Andler (Paris-Sorbonne University) (+)  
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee break (Maison de la Recherche)  
11:00 - 12:00 Eliminating Objects Across the Sciences - Steven French, Department of philosophy, University of Leeds (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairman: Daniel Andler (Paris-Sorbonne University) (+)  
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch break  
13:30 - 14:00 Re-Articulating the Individuality Thesis - Matt Haber, University of Utah (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairman: Jean Gayon (Pantheon-Sorbonne University) (+)  
14:00 - 14:30 Towards an Account of Individuality: The Case of Microbial Consortia - Marc Ereshefsky, University of Calgary - Makmiller Pedroso, University of Calgary (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairman: Jean Gayon (Pantheon-Sorbonne University) (+)  
14:30 - 15:30 To be continued: The genidentity of physical and biological processes - Alexandre Guay, Centre Georges Chevrier, UFR sciences et techniques, Université de Bourgogne - Thomas Pradeu, UFR philosophie et sociologie, Université Paris-Sorbonne (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairman: Jean Gayon (Pantheon-Sorbonne University) (+)  
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break (Maison de la Recherche)  
16:00 - 17:00 Are there individuals in physics and if so what are they? - James Ladyman, Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairman: Jean Gayon (Pantheon-Sorbonne University) (+)  
17:00 - 18:00 Individuality across space and time - Peter Godfrey-Smith, City University of New York (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairman: Jean Gayon (Pantheon-Sorbonne University) (+)  

Saturday, May 19, 2012

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09:00 - 10:00 The metaphysics of individuality and the sciences - Matteo Morganti, Department of Philosophy, University of Rome 'RomaTRE' (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairperson: Jean-Baptiste Rauzy (Paris-Sorbonne University) (+)  
10:00 - 11:00 The dynamical emergence of individuals in physics - Simon Saunders, University of Oxford (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairperson: Jean-Baptiste Rauzy (Paris-Sorbonne University) (+)  
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break (Maison de la Recherche)  
11:30 - 12:00 Anti-Haecceitism and Structuralism in Quantum Mechanics - David Glick, The University of Arizona (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairperson: Jean-Baptiste Rauzy (Paris-Sorbonne University) (+)  
12:00 - 12:30 Bohm's approach and individuality - Paavo Pylkkanen, Department of Philosophy, University of Helsinki, School of Humanities and Informatics, University of Skovde - Ilkka Pattiniemi, Department of Philosophy, University of Helsinki - Basil Hiley, Theoretical Physics Research Unit, Birkbeck College, University of London (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairperson: Jean-Baptiste Rauzy (Paris-Sorbonne University) (+)  
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:00 Individuals and adaptations - Ellen Clarke, All Souls College, University of Oxford (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairperson: Rob Wilson (+)  
15:00 - 16:00 Individuality, self-interest and agency in evolutionary biology - Samir Okasha, Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairperson: Rob Wilson (University of Alberta) (+)  
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break (Maison de la Recherche)  
16:30 - 18:00 Round table "Is there a unified definition of the “individual”, and is one needed?" with S. French, P. Godfrey-Smith, D. Krause, J. Ladyman, J. Lowe (Maison de la Recherche) - Chairperson: Claudine Tiercelin (Collège de France)  

Sunday, May 20, 2012

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09:00 - 09:30 A continuum of individuality in modular organisms - Folse Henry, University of California - Irvine (IHPST) - Chairperson: Alexandre Guay (université de Bourgogne) (+)  
09:30 - 10:00 Ontological Realization of Individuality in Experimental Sciences - Ruey-Lin Chen, Department of Philosophy, National Chung Cheng University (IHPST) - Chairperson: Alexandre Guay (université de Bourgogne) (+)  
10:00 - 10:30 Parallels between joint action and biological individuality - Cédric Paternotte, Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol (IHPST) - Chairperson: Alexandre Guay (université de Bourgogne) (+)  
10:30 - 11:00 Beyond the Darwinian Individual: An Evo-Devo Perspective on the Regulation of Individuality - David Crawford, Departments of Philosophy and Biology, Duke University (IHPST) - Chairperson: Alexandre Guay (université de Bourgogne) (+)  
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break (IHPST)  
11:30 - 12:00 CELL AND BODY: INDIVIDUALS IN STEM CELL BIOLOGY - Melinda Fagan, Rice University (IHPST) - Chairperson: Alexandre Guay (université de Bourgogne) (+)  
12:00 - 12:30 "Survival" in Everettian Quantum Mechanics - Christina Conroy, Morehead State University (IHPST) - Chairperson: Alexandre Guay (université de Bourgogne) (+)  
12:30 - 13:00 Bacteria as Social Individuals - Rafael Ventura, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (IHPST) - Chairperson: Alexandre Guay (université de Bourgogne) (+)  
  
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