Title: Van Fraassen, Metaphysical Stances and the Philosophy of Biology.
Speaker: Sandy Boucher
Date, Time: 25/10/2011, 5:15pm
Location: Old Quad Common Room
Abstract: In my thesis I explore and defend of Bas van Fraassen’s metaphilosophical views, in particular his theory of philosophical stances, and apply these ideas to issues in the philosophy of biology. Part I discusses van Fraassen’s stance idea and related issues in epistemology, metaphysics, and metaphilosophy. Part II explores the possibility of interpreting a number of metaphysical and theoretical debates in evolutionary biology and the philosophy of biology in terms of the framework spelled out in part I.
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