May 17, 2022 – Hiphis Conference: “Infravies – Life Without Borders”
Tuesday, May 17,2022, from5:30p.m.to7:30 p.m.,UM Polytech, Peytavin Lecture Hall, free admission
(Triolet Campus, Building 31) + hybrid Zoom (to receive the link)
Infravies – Life Without Borders
Thomas Heams
Biologist and philosopher of biology, Associate Professor at AgroParisTech, UMR GABI “Animal Genetics and Integrative Biology”
Abstract:
Understanding life in its most fundamental aspect is a quest as old as time. Every era and every school of thought has sought answers that have, in turn, shaped our relationship with the biological world, yet a consensus remains elusive, at the risk of undermining the life sciences. Part of the difficulty faced by biologists and philosophers lies in the impossibility of drawing a clear line between the living and the non-living—a distinction that is nonetheless perceived by society, and sometimes by researchers themselves, as a fundamental boundary. The “infralife” perspective is a theoretical proposal, informed by experimental data (exobiology, synthetic biology, the origins of life) and naturalistic observations, designed to overcome this problem of demarcation and treat the living as something other than merely a category. It allows us to continue defining the living while having significant epistemological and ethical implications.
Bibliography:
□ Heams, T. (2019), *Infravies – Life Without Borders*, Paris, Seuil. ISBN 9782021098198 |publisher’s website.
See details online—PDF poster (320 KB)—A4 JPG poster (320 KB)—to receive the Zoom link
“Hybrid” conference via Zoom video conferencing:
This option is available to those unable to attend due to COVID-19 restrictions; the Zoom broadcast will be conducted “with whatever resources are available” from the speaker’s computer, to the extent possible. Depending on the WiFi network conditions, a stable connection and high-quality audio/video cannot be guaranteed (remote interaction will be minimal). For the best listening experience and social interaction, we recommend attending in person.
Zoom session details will be posted onthe HiPhiSen website approximatelyone hour before the start of the conference; to receive them directly by email, please register by May 17 at12:00 PM via this Evento link.
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(view online:https://epistemologie.umontpellier.fr/hiphis/conferences.html)
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HiPhiS Contacts: Delphine Bellis (delphine.bellis@univ-montp3.fr) / Laurent Boiteau (laurent.boiteau@umontpellier.fr) / Viviane Durand-Guerrier (viviane.durand-guerrier@umontpellier.fr)