February 29 - March 1, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, HATTIESBURG, MS

updated 02/27/2024

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29
ROOM TC 229

9:20
WELCOME, Gregory Johnson

9:30-10:00
Michael Zahorec (Florida State University)

NATURAL KINDS: TOWARD A THIRD APPROACH

10:00-10:15
Break

10:15-10:45
Daniel Swaim (Kansas State University, KS)

DARWIN, LYELLIAN UNIFORMITARIANISM, AND EVOLUTIONARY REALISM

10:45-11:15
Paula Smithka (University of Southern Mississippi)

THE EXPLANATORY FECUNDITY OF SYSTEMS BIOLOGY FOR UNDERSTANDING THE FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIES

LUNCH: 11:15 - 1:00

1:00-1:30
Ian Dunkle (University of Southern Mississippi)

HEALTH, HARM, AND DISPOSITIONS

1:30-2:00
Gary Hamil (Belhaven University) & Kenneth Butler (University of Mississippi)

ETHICAL ISSUES IN PRECISION MEDICINE

BUSINESS MEETING: 2:00-2:30

FRIDAY, March 1
ROOM TC 229

9:00-9:30
Gregory Johnson (Mississippi State University)

IDENTITY AND AUTONOMY: AN EXAMINATION OF METHODOLOGICAL INDEPENDENCE

9:30-10:00
Robert Waltzer (Belhaven University)

THE AUTOMATIC NATURE OF THE CELL: REALITY OR ILLUSION

10:00-10:15
Break

10:15-10:45
Emily Stanback (University of Southern Mississippi)

IMPERIAL MEDICINE AND THREE-FINGERED JACK MANSONG