The "Altenberg Workshops in Theoretical Biology" address key questions of biological theories. Each workshop is organized by leading experts of a certain field who invite a group of international specialists to the KLI. The Altenberg Workshops aim to make conceptual progress and to generate initiatives of a distinctly interdisciplinary nature.
Event Details
The aim of this workshop is to map, discuss and evaluate different perspectives on the role of values in species classification at the interface with conservation policy and practice.
It is widely accepted that the science of conservation biology is entwined with normative postulates and value-laden concepts that stem from its mission- or crisis-oriented character. Likewise, the notion of biodiversity is often viewed as a normative concept that defies a purely scientific definition. Arguably, local aims and values play a pivotal role in deciding which set of biotic entities is considered valuable and merit protection. Doing justice to local norms and values has implications for how we define our conservation units, operationalize key concepts and categories, and shape biodiversity data infrastructures to meet the needs of conservation policy and practice. These challenges in turn raise questions of an applied philosophical nature about epistemic risks and tradeoffs that need to be navigated in bridging theory and practice. This workshop will address these questions at the boundary of theory and practice in a workshop that brings philosophers of science into conversation with ecologists, taxonomists, and other biodiversity scientists.
Program:
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Tuesday 8 October |
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18.00 – 21.00 |
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Welcome reception at the KLI |
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Wednesday 9 October |
Morning |
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9.45 – 10.00 |
Organizers |
Welcome address and introduction |
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10.00 –10.45 |
Frank E. Zachos |
“Carving nature at its joints”? Bona fide boundaries and decisions by fiat in taxonomy |
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10.45 – 11.15 |
Coffee |
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11.15 – 11.45 |
Joeri Witteveen |
Epistemic risk in attributing extinction risk |
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11.45 – 12.30 |
Carly Cook |
What is a species, who decides and why does it matter for conserving biodiversity? |
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12.30 – 14.30 |
Lunch |
at the KLI |
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Wednesday 9 October |
Afternoon |
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14.30 – 15.15 |
Beckett Sterner |
A Network, Not A Hierarchy: Pluralistic Governance for Species Lists in Conservation and Systematics |
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Federica Bocchi |
A Classification of Value-Laden Practices in Conservation |
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16.00 – 16.30 |
Coffee |
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16.30 – 17.15 |
Hari Sridhar |
The place of science [and scientists] in conservation decision-making: a view from Indian conservation biology |
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17.30 |
Dinner |
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Thursday 10 October |
Morning |
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9.30 – 10.15 |
David M. Frank |
Let the Terminological Tempest Rage On? Conceptual Engineering and Pluralism in Invasion Biology |
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10.15 – 11.00 |
Carlos Santana |
Invasive Microbes |
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11.00 – 11.30 |
Coffee |
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11.30 – 12.15 |
Yasha Rohwer |
Biodiversity Conservation and Mus musculus: a consistency problem |
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12.15 – 14.15 |
Lunch |
at the KLI |
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Thursday 10 October |
Afternoon |
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14.15 – 15.00 |
Lindsey Gilson |
“Thresholds of Potential Concern” as tools for integrating long-term perspectives and stake-holder values into conservation decision making |
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15.00 – 15.45 |
Emily Parke |
Conservation in Aotearoa New Zealand: Norms and Values in Plain Sight |
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15.45 – 16.15 |
Coffee |
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16.15 – 17.00 |
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Cancelled session. Free time. |
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17.30 |
Dinner |
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Friday 11 October |
Morning |
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9.30 – 10.15 |
Victoria Reyes-García |
Biocultural aspects of species vulnerability |
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10:15 – 11.00 |
Arne Mooers |
What is a bit of biodiversity worth conserving? |
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11:00 – 11.30 |
Coffee |
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11.30 – 12.30 |
Closing discussion |
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12:30 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
at the KLI |
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