Livestream https://youtu.be/sp3nIo9TGvo Series: WIP Speaker: Robert Frühstückl (Universität Bielefeld) Title: “Defending a multidimensional concept of biodiversity: consequences for theory and conservation.” Abstract: The concept of "biodiversity" is intended to fulfill several desiderata, such as (1) biodiversity should be operationalizable; (2) it should denote a causally salientproperty of ecological systems; and (3) the concept should facilitate… Continue reading CEFISES Seminar: Robert Frühstückl, “Defending a multidimensional concept of biodiversity: consequences for theory and conservation”

Speaker: Grégory Ponthière Abstract An economic interpretation of Epictetus's precept of 'Taking away aversion from all things not in our power' consists of extending the domain of indifference beyond its boundaries under non-ethical preferences, so as to yield indifference between outcomes differing only on things outside one's control. This paper examines the evolutionary dynamics of… Continue reading Post-Darwinian Societies seminar: Grégory Ponthière, “Epictetusian Rationality and Evolutionary Stability”

POSTPONED This week’s seminar is cancelled due to expected disruptions in the train network as a result of strikes. The seminar has been to March 24th, 2023.  

Livestream https://youtu.be/rxFrWHxJlNs Series: Conservation Speaker: Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent Title: "Soils as ecoystem services." Abstract Soils are essential to the life of human populations as support for the agricultural production of food, necessary for our subsistence. But above all, they are living environments home to a wide variety of organisms that perform important ecological functions.In recent years,… Continue reading CEFISES Seminar: Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent: “Soils as ecoystem services”

Mind the time change: the seminar will start at 14h30, instead of the usual 14h00. Livestream https://youtu.be/eqjlQHS_E-o Series: OLOFOS Speaker: Federica Russo (University of Amsterdam and University College London) Respondant: Juliette Ferry-Danini (UCLouvain) Title: “On the epistemic and normative benefits of methodological pluralism” Abstract Techno-scientific practices are very diverse in terms of conceptual assumptions and methodological… Continue reading CEFISES Seminar: Federica Russo, “On the epistemic and normative benefits of methodological pluralism”