Coming to Berkeley 9 Feb 2013 I’ll be in Berkeley (California, in case there’s another one somewhere) from around the 9th to the 15th of March, to give a talk to the Mellon-Sawyer series Speciesism and the Future of Humanity. Anyone who wants an unemployed philosopher to give a talk to their group also, or just buy him a meal, should let me know by the Contacts form. Unfortunately the workshop is not open to the public, but there’ll be a podcast. My title is “God, politics and species”. Administrative Species concept
Epistemology Homology and analogy 27 Aug 201018 Sep 2017 Last time I noted that phylogenetic classification was based on homologies, which I have elsewhere discussed. Now I want to consider how we might generalise it across all the sciences. And in particular I want to consider the other form of classificatory activity, by analogy, might also generalise. This will… Read More
Administrative A paperback of Species: A History 12 Jan 2011 My not-inconsiderable ego has expanded several sizes upon the news from University of California Press that my book Species: A History of the Idea (see at right or on the My Books page) is to become a paperback. I hope to make a couple of corrections, and maybe add a… Read More
Administrative Happy new year 31 Dec 2007 It is midnight on January 1 here in Australia. There’s a loud party next door (young folks, heh). So I hope you all have a good year and thanks for reading me in 2007. Read More
I’m “California Dreaming” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3GbF9Bx6E You are going to be so close; come to Toronto after you are finished.
You should definitely visit Toronto too. It’s just a hop away from Berkeley. It’s like when you visit Sydney; you might as well just pop over to Perth, because it’s practically next door.
Anyone have pull with the Perimeter Institute? I think it’s the best bet for a speaking engagement in southern Ontario – travel, honorarium and meals included.