University of Alberta

Faculty Member, Philosophy

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My work combines the history and philosophy of biology with epistemology and the philosophy of mind and language by attempting to understand scientific practice and concept use (including its historical change) from an epistemological and semantic point of view.
I am particularly interested in the field of evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) and its 19th and 20th century antecedents.
My recent research includes theories of concepts, the rationality of semantic change, how the context-sensitive use of scientific terms supports successful practice, integrating different approaches and explanations in evolutionary and developmental biology, and non-reduction in biology.

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