Eve Roberts asks whether phonemics is the epistemic superstar of biological research. I’m intrigued by her talk title. Curious to learn what this will be about. #ISHPSSB19
Roberts: “phonemics” as the study of entire phenotypes of systems. Hard to define phenotype and its relation to the genotype (see Mahner & Kary, 1997 who define the genotype as part of the phenotype!). #ISHPSSB19
At the end of the talk, I’m still not sure I understand what an “epistemic superstar” is… 🧐😕 #ISHPSSB19
Next: Aaron Novick on species without “species.” #ISHPSSB19
Aaron starts with Marc Ereshvsky’s “eliminative pluralism” argument that “species” lacks theoretical unity and should therefore be eliminated. But does it really lack such unity? #ISHPSSB19
Novick: Wilson’s patchwork notion rescues “species” as a useful concept. Interactions of conceptual patchworks can be adjusted to context. #ISBPSSB19
Novick: “species” may not carve nature by its joints, but the patchwork interpretation is useful to facilitate investigation of diversity-generating processes. #ISHPSSB19
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