More broadly, the lab explores the implications of challenging categorical thinking in biology, esp. for biological systematics, classification and nomenclature, but lab members are also studying this in the context of tech- and bioethics. It’s a great group and we’re excited to welcome summer RAs!

SPUR RAs will work collaboratively in the lab on our Entangled Linages, Classification, and Individuality project. This examines how the breadth and depth of lineage entanglement impacts concepts of biological individuality, our biological theories, our methodological tools, and biological practice.

Last but not least, my "Biology's Einstein Moment: Specifying Lineal Frames of Reference and Rejecting Absolute Biological History." Name kind of says it all. TL;DR (but read it): specifying frames in reference in biology is super useful and informative:
doi.org/10.1007/s137...

Kate MacCord's "Let’s Talk About Sex…Cell Lineages" revises and updates the epistemic framework of germ that challenges the Weismann barrier.
doi.org/10.1007/s137...

François Papale's, "The Unit of Selection and the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection Without Lineage Formation." Unit of selection without reproduction. (Reminiscent of @fbouchard.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.1007/s137...

Lucie LaPlane's "Cancer Clones Revised" complicates the way we think about the clonal evolution model of cancer:
doi.org/10.1007/s137...

@lucielaplane.bsky.social

Javier Suárez and Sophie Veigl's, "Vindicating Lineage Eliminativism." Super interesting paper that stakes out a position that challenges a lot of the ways I think about lineages:

doi.org/10.1007/s137...

Jim's "Reflection on Taking a Class with Feyerabend" is a wonderful read. Captures his personality and approach as a philosopher. I remember Jim sharing these stories when I was a grad student, and was just passing them along to students in my lab the other day.

link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

The complete book may be found at this link:

link.springer.com/book/9783031...

Thanks to @rachelankeny.bsky.social @mikedietrich.bsky.social @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social for putting together this wonderful volume. It's a great set up, each of Jim's papers are introduced by a different friend.

The similarity to other papers is a bit deceptive. [I see you John.]

Or maybe it's not free to access and download? I'm not sure. Regardless, there's a philsci-archive draft in case you can't access the Synthese version:

philsci-archive.pitt.edu/25440/

Thank you Alisa! That's very kind.

So glad to have your awesome paper in this issue!