Philosophy, Biology, and Society
I am publishing a paper, "Formal Epistemology in a Tropical Savanna," in this book edited by Evelyn Brister and Bob Frodeman. (The paper was the basis for a talk prepared for the Feminist Epistemologies, Methodologies, Metaphysics and Science Studies (FEMMSS) cognate session at PSA 2018. Though I could not attend due to ill health--an unexpected bout with …
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To mark the centenary of one of the worst disease epidemics ever, I will be speaking as part of a panel organized by the Univesity of Texas Institute for Historical Studies. My talk's title: "One Hundred Years Later: Unknowns of the 1918 Flu Epidemic." Here's the poster for the event. Here is the visual aid I'll …
Hugh Desmond has asked me to publicize the following conference at KU Leuven: Whether in terms of geographic range or ecological dominance, the human species seems to be extraordinarily successful. Yet, how should such claims of extraordinary success be understood? What were the causes of this success, and moreover, what are the ethical implications? On …
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Sahotra Sarkar 