Cristina Villegas
Biographic Data
| ID | 3874508 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cristina Villegas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cristina |
| FAMILY NAME | Villegas |
| SIGNATURE | VILLEGAS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lisbon |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6402-5288 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An epistemic argument for evolutionary dispositions
The use of dispositions has been put into question many times in the philosophical literature, especially with regards to how dispositional attributions can be justified. Yet, dispositions are an important part not only of our everyday talk but also of our scientific practices. In this paper, we develop an argument that infers the epistemic justification of dispositional talk from itsindispensability for carrying out basic epistemological project…
Variational propensities: Development and ultimate causes
This paper applies philosophical tools from the causalists/statisticalists debate to the evo-devo idea of variational tendencies as propensities biasing phenotypic change. It contends that variational properties are present in a statistical sense in some population dynamics models, particularly quantitative genetics ones, providing ultimate variational explanations . It further argues that these properties, contrary to some recent views, cannot b…
Developmental Channeling and Evolutionary Dappling
The developmental properties of organisms play important roles in the generation of variation necessary for evolutionary change. But how can individual development steer the course of evolution? To answer this question, we introduce developmental channeling as a disposition of individual organisms that shapes their possible developmental trajectories and evolutionary dappling as an evolutionary outcome in which the space of possible organismic fo…
Chances and Propensities in Evo-Devo
While the notion of chance has been central in discussions over the probabilistic nature of natural selection and genetic drift, its role in the production of variants on which populational sampling takes place has received much less philosophical attention. This article discusses the concept of chance in evolution in the light of contemporary work in evo-devo. We distinguish different levels at which randomness and chance can be defined in this …
The need for technological improvements in Indonesia’s artisanal cassiterite mining sector
Chances and Propensities in Evo-Devo
While the notion of chance has been central in discussions over the probabilistic nature of natural selection and genetic drift, its role in the production of variants on which populational sampling takes place has received much less philosophical attention. This article discusses the concept of chance in evolution in the light of contemporary work in evo-devo. We distinguish different levels at which randomness and chance can be defined in this …
The need for technological improvements in Indonesia’s artisanal cassiterite mining sector
The need for technological improvements in Indonesia’s artisanal cassiterite mining sector
Chances and Propensities in Evo-Devo
While the notion of chance has been central in discussions over the probabilistic nature of natural selection and genetic drift, its role in the production of variants on which populational sampling takes place has received much less philosophical attention. This article discusses the concept of chance in evolution in the light of contemporary work in evo-devo. We distinguish different levels at which randomness and chance can be defined in this …
An epistemic argument for evolutionary dispositions
The use of dispositions has been put into question many times in the philosophical literature, especially with regards to how dispositional attributions can be justified. Yet, dispositions are an important part not only of our everyday talk but also of our scientific practices. In this paper, we develop an argument that infers the epistemic justification of dispositional talk from itsindispensability for carrying out basic epistemological project…
Variational propensities: Development and ultimate causes
This paper applies philosophical tools from the causalists/statisticalists debate to the evo-devo idea of variational tendencies as propensities biasing phenotypic change. It contends that variational properties are present in a statistical sense in some population dynamics models, particularly quantitative genetics ones, providing ultimate variational explanations . It further argues that these properties, contrary to some recent views, cannot b…
Developmental Channeling and Evolutionary Dappling
The developmental properties of organisms play important roles in the generation of variation necessary for evolutionary change. But how can individual development steer the course of evolution? To answer this question, we introduce developmental channeling as a disposition of individual organisms that shapes their possible developmental trajectories and evolutionary dappling as an evolutionary outcome in which the space of possible organismic fo…
Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (4 works) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (2 works) · Evolution and Science Education (2 works)