School of History and Philosophy of Science RESEARCH SEMINAR
[The University of Sydney] [https://d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20230502/5f/8b/ee/ea/5196bd2348f4f9aaffcfa684_688x656.png] Who’s afraid of nutritionism? Jonathan Sholl (USYD) Dates: Monday, 8/5/2023 Time: 5:30pm Venue: F10A, Law Building Annex, Level 4, Room 446 How to register: Free, no registration required Zoom Link: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/85722285732<https://t.e2ma.net/click/cbi3yu/gqotwlab/kln0ive> Abstract: Various scientists and philosophers have heavily criticized what they see as problematic forms of ‘nutritional reductionism’ or ‘nutritionism’ whereby studying food-health interactions at the level of isolated food components produces largely misguided science and misleading interpretations. However, the exact target of this criticism remains elusive, and its implications are overstated, which may hinder scientific understanding. In this talk based on joint work, after presenting the key problems raised by these critiques, we disentangle types of reductionism and antireductionist claims to better determine what the debate is about and to propose ways to move it forward. We then present a qualified defense of the reductionist program that hinges on the ability to identify nutritional causes that make a difference. This defense is taken further by using insights from the philosophy of mechanisms to analyze how the field of nutritional ecology offers a synthetic framework to explain and test predictions about nutrient-organism interactions, which is premised on the biological mechanisms of nutrient-specific appetite regulation. The result is a strategic form of reductionism that avoids many, though perhaps not all, of the challenges raised by antireductionists, while further highlighting the potential of reductionism to identify nutritional difference makers. This project is co-written with David Raubenheimer. Bio: Jonathan is an associate professor in the philosophy of medical sciences at Université de Bordeaux. He received his PhD in philosophy from KU Leuven in Belgium before having positions as a post-doc researcher at KU Leuven (researching medical sociology), as assistant professor of medical philosophy at Aarhus University (Denmark), and as post-doc researcher at Bordeaux (researching cancer and nutrition). As a visiting researcher at Sydney, he is focusing his attention on developing a research program around a philosophy of the nutrition sciences – with an emphasis on nutritional ecology – while also exploring questions within philosophy of medicine, such as the naturalization of health. . Link to Zoom<https://t.e2ma.net/click/cbi3yu/gqotwlab/0do0ive> [https://images.e2ma.net/0/images/templates/spacer.gif] [The University of Sydney] Keep in touch [Facebook]<https://t.e2ma.net/click/cbi3yu/gqotwlab/g6o0ive> [Twitter]<https://t.e2ma.net/click/cbi3yu/gqotwlab/wyp0ive> [Instagram]<https://t.e2ma.net/click/cbi3yu/gqotwlab/crq0ive> [LinkedIn]<https://t.e2ma.net/click/cbi3yu/gqotwlab/sjr0ive> [YouTube]<https://t.e2ma.net/click/cbi3yu/gqotwlab/8bs0ive> Copyright © 2023 The University of Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia Phone +61 2 9351 2222 ABN 15 211 513 464 CRICOS Number: 00026A Please add hps.ad...@sydney.edu.au<mailto:hps.ad...@sydney.edu.au> to your address book or senders safe list to make sure you continue to see our emails in the future. Manage<https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1976084/1957350/1250997734/79067148774/?s=f4fVgSDLYXr4ynM9yNzBNCbZ6KNVHBiQSM7Bu53nEWE> your preferences | Opt out<https://t.e2ma.net/optout/cbi3yu/gqotwlab?s=Y0-8krqloxxluZ38skjQj9Pg2HnkZTb2550hbvc2Mhc> using TrueRemove® Got this as a forward? Sign up<https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1976084/1957350.1250997734> to receive our future emails. View this email online<https://t.e2ma.net/message/cbi3yu/gqotwlab>. Disclaimer<https://t.e2ma.net/click/cbi3yu/gqotwlab/o4s0ive> | Privacy statement<https://t.e2ma.net/click/cbi3yu/gqotwlab/4wt0ive> | University of Sydney<https://t.e2ma.net/click/cbi3yu/gqotwlab/kpu0ive>
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