Eric Desjardins
Biographic Data
| ID | 1304887 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric Desjardins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric |
| FAMILY NAME | Desjardins |
| SIGNATURE | DESJARDINS E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9066-4852 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
On the Ambivalence of Control in Experimental Investigation of Historically Contingent Processes
Historical contingency is commonly associated with unpredictability and outcome variability. As such, it can be seen as an undesirable aspect of experimental investigations. Many might agree that experimental methodologies that include enough control help to by-pass this problem and thereby make for more secure knowledge. Against this received view, we argue that, for at least some historically contingent processes, an over-emphasis on control mi…
Entangled Life
Entangled Life History Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences
Reflections on Path Dependence and Irreversibility
This essay examines the claim “path dependence entails irreversibility” from the point of view of evolutionary biology. I argue that evolutionary irreversibility possesses many faces, sometimes conflicting with path dependence. I propose an account of path dependence that does not rely on irreversibility and explain why it more naturally coexists with the notion of (contingent) irreversibility developed by the Belgian paleontologist Louis Dollo. …
Reflections on Path Dependence and Irreversibility
This essay examines the claim “path dependence entails irreversibility” from the point of view of evolutionary biology. I argue that evolutionary irreversibility possesses many faces, sometimes conflicting with path dependence. I propose an account of path dependence that does not rely on irreversibility and explain why it more naturally coexists with the notion of (contingent) irreversibility developed by the Belgian paleontologist Louis Dollo. …
On the Ambivalence of Control in Experimental Investigation of Historically Contingent Processes
Historical contingency is commonly associated with unpredictability and outcome variability. As such, it can be seen as an undesirable aspect of experimental investigations. Many might agree that experimental methodologies that include enough control help to by-pass this problem and thereby make for more secure knowledge. Against this received view, we argue that, for at least some historically contingent processes, an over-emphasis on control mi…
Reflections on Path Dependence and Irreversibility
This essay examines the claim “path dependence entails irreversibility” from the point of view of evolutionary biology. I argue that evolutionary irreversibility possesses many faces, sometimes conflicting with path dependence. I propose an account of path dependence that does not rely on irreversibility and explain why it more naturally coexists with the notion of (contingent) irreversibility developed by the Belgian paleontologist Louis Dollo. …
Entangled Life
Entangled Life History Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences
On the Ambivalence of Control in Experimental Investigation of Historically Contingent Processes
Historical contingency is commonly associated with unpredictability and outcome variability. As such, it can be seen as an undesirable aspect of experimental investigations. Many might agree that experimental methodologies that include enough control help to by-pass this problem and thereby make for more secure knowledge. Against this received view, we argue that, for at least some historically contingent processes, an over-emphasis on control mi…
Philosophy (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (2 works) · History (2 works) · Life Sciences (2 works) · Mathematical economics (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (2 works)