Philosophy of Biology UCMadrid Group
BioKoinos
About us
BioKoinos is a Philosophy of Biology Research Group based at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). We operate at the intersection of metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of life sciences. Our work involves collaborative research, along with organizing regular PhD seminars, reading groups, colloquia, and workshops (please check out our upcoming events).
Our research primarily focuses on the metaphysics of biology, philosophy of evolutionary biology, philosophy of developmental biology, and philosophy of evo-devo. However, our interests also extend to the philosophy of other subfields of biology and related fields, such as medicine.
Additionally, some of our members delve into the social implications of the biosciences. Feel free to explore our ongoing research projects and the specific research interests of our group members.
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News
BioKoinos Research Seminar
César Marín (Universidad Santo Tomás, Chile) - Filosofía Fungi
24 February 2025
11:00 - 13:00h
Room: Seminario 36, Facultad de Filosofía (Edificio A, 3ª planta), Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Seminario de doctorandos
Seminario mensual en el que l@s investigador@s predoctorales de los grupos de investigación de BioKoinos (UCM) y Metis (UNED) presentan y discuten los avances de sus trabajos. En cada sesión un doctorando presentará su trabajo, y a continuación habrá tiempo de discusión para ofrecer feedback y comentarios.
Próxima sesión
María de los Ángeles Pérez del Amo (UCM): La racionalidad tras la irracionalidad propia de las microculturas negacionistas
26 de febrero, 2025
16:00-18:00
Sala de Formación y Uso Docente, Edificio A, Facultad de Filosofía, UCM
Sesión híbrida
Contacto: Carolina Cuadrado (carocuad[at]gmail.com)
Current visitors
We are happy to welcome Juan Carlos Gallego-Gómez (University of Antioquia) and David Cortés García (University of the Basque Country), who this fall are joining BioKoinos as visitors.
Check out their projects here.
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New Project
We have a new research project:
Metaphysics of Biology: Processes and Dispositions [PID2021-127184NB-I00].
More information here.
Seminario de trabajo
El uso de las nuevas herramientas de IA para el trabajo académico en Filosofía
Imparte Laura Nuño de la Rosa
12 de febrero 2024
11:00 - 13:00h
Seminario 36
Seminario de trabajo dirigido a los integrantes del grupo BioKoinos para aprender a utilizar adecuadamente nuevas herramientas de IA, en particular las aplicaciones de traducción automática (DeepL) y chatbots (chatGPT), en nuestro trabajo docente e investigador.
PhD fellowship - Call for expressions of interest
The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation is about to announce a PhD fellowship to carry out a doctoral dissertation in the context of the Research Project "Metaphysics of Biology: Processes and Dispositions" (REF# PID2021-127184NB-100), carried out at BioKoinos.
BioKoinos seeks a candidate willing to develop his/her research project on any topic related to the theme of the project. Approaches can be more metaphysical (how to develop metaphysical theories to apply/use them in the philosophy of biology) or more biological (elucidation of classic or new issues in the philosophy of biology by appeal/use of metaphysical notions). The PhD project will be supervised by María Cerezo and/or Laura Nuño de la Rosa, coordinators of BioKoinos, depending on the content of the proposal.
Expressions of interest should be sent to macere03@ucm.es and lauranun@ucm.es. Candidates should attach their CVs, a one-page expression of interest, and a sample work (it can be a published paper or a graduate essay that the candidate considers of representative quality; around 5000 words). We might ask for further information and/or appoint an online meeting if it were necessary for the selection process.
Deadline: January 3rd, 2023.
We inform eligible candidates that they will have to submit an official application to the Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation, through its website. We will announce when this official call is open.
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