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URL:https://www.ub.edu/grc_logos/activities/tba-15/
SUMMARY:Chance\, Necessity\, and the Evolution of Evolvability
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: The concept of evolvability has sparked considerable 
 debate since it first emerged in evolutionary biology. Initial discussions
  centered on the intriguing question of the evolution of evolvability itse
 lf\, which has often been framed as paradoxical. For many\, the idea of th
 e "evolution of evolvability" suggests the notion of "selection for evolva
 bility\," which raises theoretical challenges. Over time\, however\, the l
 iterature on the evolution of evolvability has grown significantly\, and a
  range of hypotheses have been proposed to address this issue\, enriching 
 our understanding of how evolvability might be integrated into evolutionar
 y processes. This talk presents the conceptual landscape of these differen
 t hypotheses\, examining the philosophical implications of naturalizing th
 e evolution of evolvability. In particular\, it explores how the notion of
  evolvability arose as an epistemic need in evolutionary biology and how
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
LOCATION:Seminari de Filosofia\, Faculty of Philosophy (4th floor)\, Univer
 sity of Barcelona
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