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Agency, Directionality, and Function (John Templeton Foundation)

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University of Sydney: Sydney, NSW, AU

2018-10-15 to present | Postdoctoral Research Associate (Philosophy & Charles Perkins Centre)
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Peter Takacs

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Florida State University: Tallahassee, FL, US

2005-08 to 2017-12 | PhD, MA, MS (Philosophy, HPS, Biology)
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Peter Takacs

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The University of Sydney Department of Philosophy: Sydney, NSW, AU

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Peter Takacs

The University of Sydney Charles Perkins Centre: Sydney, NSW, AU

(Theory and Method in Biosciences)
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Peter Takacs

Funding (2)

Agency, Directionality, and Function: Foundations for a Science of Purpose

2021-09-01 to 2024-08-01 | Grant
John Templeton Foundation (West Conshohocken, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.13560776
GRANT_NUMBER: 62220
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Peter Takacs via DimensionsWizard

A philosophy of medicine for the 21st century

2017-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | Grant
Australian Research Council (Canberra, AU)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.6809747
GRANT_NUMBER: FL170100160
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Peter Takacs via DimensionsWizard

Works (6)

From Fitness-Centered to Trait-Centered Explanations: What Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality Teach Us About Fitness

Philosophy of Science
2024-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/psa.2023.161
Contributors: Peter Takacs; Guilhem Doulcier; Pierrick Bourrat
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Context Matters: A Response to Autzen and Okasha’s Reply to Takacs and Bourrat

Biological Theory
2024-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s13752-024-00455-7
Contributors: Peter Takacs; Pierrick Bourrat
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Stability of ecologically scaffolded traits during evolutionary transitions in individuality

Nature Communications
2024-08-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50625-1
Contributors: Guilhem Doulcier; Peter Takacs; Katrin Hammerschmidt; Pierrick Bourrat
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From Fitness-Centered to Trait-Centered Explanations: What Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality Teach Us About Fitness – ADDENDUM

Philosophy of Science
2024-05-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/psa.2024.16
Contributors: Peter Takacs; Guilhem Doulcier; Pierrick Bourrat
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Stability of Ecologically Scaffolded Traits During Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality

2023-08-17 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.17.553478
Contributors: Guilhem Doulcier; Peter Takacs; Katrin Hammerschmidt; Pierrick Bourrat
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The arithmetic mean of what? A Cautionary Tale about the Use of the Geometric Mean as a Measure of Fitness

Biology & Philosophy
2022-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-022-09843-4
Contributors: Peter Takacs; Pierrick Bourrat
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