Philosopher of biology
Joined May 2010
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20 Aug 2021
Thrilled to see my book on units and levels of selection published as part of the Elements series at Cambridge University Press. The book is free to download here for the next 14 days: tinyurl.com/ympkj6se
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1 Dec 2024
Paul Rainey opens Pierrick Bourrat’s Evolving Individuality workshop. Is the evolution of individuality the same process as the evolution of evolvability?
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19 Nov 2024
With talks from @geeklhem, @patrickmcgivern, @pgodfreysmith, @philippehune, @AdrianoStencel, @andblack, @CogsAndy, @elizostrow, @PattenLab , @RaineyLab, @RenskeVroomans ,@RoseTrappes, @RutgerHermsen, @ab_in_ , and @peterlconlin
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19 Nov 2024
For biologists, philosophers of biology, and cognitive scientists, the Evolving Individuality 2024 conference will run @ Macquarie University from 2 - 4 December, focusing on biological individuality and evolution. Registration is essential: pierrickbourrat.github.io/Ev…
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19 Nov 2024
For biologists, philosophers of biology, and cognitive scientists, the Evolving Individuality 2024 conference will run @ Macquarie University from 2 - 4 December, focusing on biological individuality and evolution. Registration is essential: pierrickbourrat.github.io/Ev…
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Thanks to the organizers and contributors for making the 2024 SAPoLSN summer school such a success! @pierrickbourrat
phil.pku.edu.cn/jlhz/2024sqx…
Now for the Evolution and Development workshop (19-20 August).
ALT Panel speakers at SAPoLSN Summer School
ALT Excursion day
ALT Group photo on last day of event
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16 Aug 2024
➡️New issue now out!⬅️
With writing on Richard Lewontin and what a snake study indicates about human evolution, plus much more in our latest issue, 19:3!
See everything available in our September issue here: link.springer.com/journal/13…
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3 Aug 2024
I'm thrilled to announce the publication of our new paper in *Nature Communications*.
This work is the result of a collaborative effort between theoretical (@geeklhem)and experimental biologists (@Hammerschmidt_K), as well as philosophers.
rdcu.be/dPP0I
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3 Aug 2024
In this paper, we extend the ecological scaffolding model of evolutionary transitions in individuality by proposing a mechanism of endogenization that brings us a step closer to understanding the emergence of genuine collective-level individuals
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Not long to go until the Sino-Australian Philosophy of Life Sciences Network (SAPoLSN) 2024 summer school, “Evolution and Development: From Life to Mind.” 11-17 August, Peking University. “Engage with philosophical questions emerging around contemporary issues at the nexus of evolution & development.” @pierrickbourrat one of the organizers.
philevents.org/event/show/12…
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16 Jul 2024
Curious about the link between fitness and evolvability? 🔍 Cristina Villegas (@inaplicables), Katie Deaven, and I have the answers you need!
doi.org/10.1007/s10539-024-0…
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12 Apr 2024
Our latest preprint doi.org/10.32942/X2V61T explains why fitness can be defined in so many ways, and which version(s) you should use for what. See threads in other places for explainers @geeklhem @pierrickbourrat
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26 Mar 2024
➡️Two new articles online⬅️
"Context Matters: A Response to Autzen and Okasha’s Reply to Takacs and Bourrat"
by Peter Takacs & Pierrick Bourrat @pierrickbourrat
Read it here: rdcu.be/dCwUo
@Usyd_Philosophy @MQPhilosophy @CPC_usyd
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29 Feb 2024
The term 'multicellularity' constantly brings up confusion among scientists. The core problem here is that it's an adjective dressed up as a verb: it expands to 'multicellular group', 'multicellular individual', or 'multicellular organism'. These are not always the same.
28 Feb 2024
How is multicellularity an imprecise concept? Like, slime molds?
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17 Feb 2024
New paper on the concept of individuality in EJPS.
link.springer.com/article/10…
In this paper, I start from the information-theoretic measures of individuality proposed by Krakauer et al. and do three things:
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17 Feb 2024
Second, all the measures they propose are correlational. I propose instead a causal one.
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Finally, I show how their framework can be deployed in the context of evolutionary transition in individuality to assess when a transition has occurred.
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21 Nov 2023
Are you an internalist or an externalist when it comes to explanations? In our new work, we explore this distinction in the context of evolutionary transitions in individuality (ETIs). Check it out here: [osf.io/9h26t/].
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21 Nov 2023
Internalist and externalist explanations should not be seen as opposing, but rather as complementary. Each provides a unique perspective on the world and is better suited to answer certain questions.
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21 Nov 2023
We provide an example based on our recent work on scaffolding endogenization ([biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…]), showing how shifting from an internalist to an externalist perspective changes the focus from altruism to collective-level stability in different environments.
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