Francesca Bellazzi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1189918 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francesca Bellazzi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francesca |
| FAMILY NAME | Bellazzi |
| SIGNATURE | BELLAZZI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1334-6329 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
What Is It About Vitamins? - Vitamins as Investigative Kinds
Vitamins are important scientific categories in different contexts. This paper argues that vitamins are investigative kinds in middle-range ontologies: categories subject to open-ended investigation and that track features of the world. Section 2 presents the history of vitamin discovery to illustrate how the introduction of the “vitamin” category and subsequent research led to the identification of many different vitamins. Section 3 explores whe…
Biochemical Functions
Function-talk is a constant within different life sciences. From macroevolution to genetics, functions are mentioned everywhere, for example a limb's function is to allow movement and RNA polymerases' function is to transcribe DNA. Biochemistry is not immune from such characterisation: the biochemical world seems to be a chemical world embedded within biological processes. Specifically, biochemists commonly ascribe functions to biomolecules and c…
The Metaphysics of Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a one of the most complex phenomena of life and is essential to the life cycle of mammals. Pregnancy is also a crucial aspect of humans' life and experience. But what is pregnancy? This question has received little attention in philosophy until recently, when it got picked up by metaphysicians and philosophers of science. However, the philosophical discussion is still in its infancy. This article provides a survey of the recent debat…
Epistemic Arguments for a Democratic Right to Silence
While much ink has been spilt over the political importance of speech, much less has been dedicated to the political importance of silence. This article seeks to fill that gap. We propose the need for a robust, democratic right to silence in public life and argue that there are politically salient epistemic reasons for recognising that right. We begin by defining what silence is and what a robust right to silence entails. We then argue that the r…
Epistemic Arguments for a Democratic Right to Silence
While much ink has been spilt over the political importance of speech, much less has been dedicated to the political importance of silence. This article seeks to fill that gap. We propose the need for a robust, democratic right to silence in public life and argue that there are politically salient epistemic reasons for recognising that right. We begin by defining what silence is and what a robust right to silence entails. We then argue that the r…
Epistemic Arguments for a Democratic Right to Silence
While much ink has been spilt over the political importance of speech, much less has been dedicated to the political importance of silence. This article seeks to fill that gap. We propose the need for a robust, democratic right to silence in public life and argue that there are politically salient epistemic reasons for recognising that right. We begin by defining what silence is and what a robust right to silence entails. We then argue that the r…
What Is It About Vitamins? - Vitamins as Investigative Kinds
Vitamins are important scientific categories in different contexts. This paper argues that vitamins are investigative kinds in middle-range ontologies: categories subject to open-ended investigation and that track features of the world. Section 2 presents the history of vitamin discovery to illustrate how the introduction of the “vitamin” category and subsequent research led to the identification of many different vitamins. Section 3 explores whe…
Biochemical Functions
Function-talk is a constant within different life sciences. From macroevolution to genetics, functions are mentioned everywhere, for example a limb's function is to allow movement and RNA polymerases' function is to transcribe DNA. Biochemistry is not immune from such characterisation: the biochemical world seems to be a chemical world embedded within biological processes. Specifically, biochemists commonly ascribe functions to biomolecules and c…
The Metaphysics of Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a one of the most complex phenomena of life and is essential to the life cycle of mammals. Pregnancy is also a crucial aspect of humans' life and experience. But what is pregnancy? This question has received little attention in philosophy until recently, when it got picked up by metaphysicians and philosophers of science. However, the philosophical discussion is still in its infancy. This article provides a survey of the recent debat…
Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Computational Drug Discovery Methods (1 works) · Democracy (1 works)