International Workshop on Levels of organization, causality & top-down relations
June 4th, 2015
with
William Bechtel (U. California, San Diego):
Top-down causation without levels
and
- Nicole Perret (IEA Nantes): Biological circularity and causality from a Kantian perspective
- María Cerezo (U. Murcia): Causal dispositionalism in gene expression: the case of alternative splicing
- Jon Umerez (UPV/EHU): A defense of inter-level causation
- Leonardo Bich (UPV/EHU): Biological regulation: a theoretical model and its implications
- Arantza Etxeberria (UPV/EHU): Biological organization & medical normativity
Venue: Faculty of Philosophy, Room 2.6
Time: 9.30 – 18.00
(download full program here)
PROGRAM
9:30: Alvaro Moreno: Brief Presentation
9:40-11:00: William Bechtel: Top-down causation without levels
11:00-11:30 Coffee break (at the cafeteria)
11:30- 12:15: Nicole Perret: Biological circularity and causality from a Kantian perspective
12:15 – 13:00: María Cerezo: Causal dispositionalism in gene expression: the case of alternative splicing
13:00-14:45 Lunch
14:45-15:30: Jon Umerez: A defense of inter-level causation
15:30-16:15: Leonardo Bich: Biological regulation: a theoretical model and its implications
16:15-16-30 Break
16:30-17:15: Arantza Etxeberria: Biological organization & medical normativity