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The Philosophy of Palaeontology Blog

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Our own @Finkelsaurus gave a talk @TEDxMcMinnville about #extinction and #philosophy! (Eagle-eyed viewers will also find a cameo by @philosofir and @derekdturner!) https://t.co/rxOPVPIjGA

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Is appreciation of beauty and #history a necessary part of #knowledge in #paleontology? @philady considers the perspective offered in @derekdturner's new #philosophy book! https://t.co/tYgngnhRVg

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What's the basis for computer models in #paleontology and how can we make them less subjective? @Finkelsaurus shares some ideas! #philosophy #science https://t.co/TbRVSnSDqG

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How many #Tyrannosaurus skeletons are worth a collection of bird femurs? @philady considers a surprising answer in a new essay about synoptic series! #philosophy #paleontology #science https://t.co/kKc3AbsLX7

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Have we entered a new epoch in #geology? In our new essay, @derekdturner and Adrian Currie debate the #philosophy of #history and what it means for the #anthropocene! https://t.co/gRmMmAAiIE

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A symposium for Adrian's "Rock, Bone, and Ruin" is now up @PTPBio, featuring contributions from @philady, @derekdturner, @Finkelsaurus, and @PhilSciAssoc president Alison Wylie!
https://t.co/uNW1McoizZ

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Out today: An author-meets-critics book symposium on Rock, Bone, and Ruin: An Optimist’s Guide to the Historical Sciences (2018, MIT Press) by Adrian Currie, with Alison Wylie, Leonard Finkelman, Joyce C. Havstad, and Derek Turner. At https://t.co/FvPoXASdfy

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Get through your hot summer day with a cool new post! This month we have @philady and Adrian offering a #philosophy of #science review of @FossilHistory's paper on #Australopithecus!
https://t.co/pOjV1FGYmB

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Finally, we put out a call for support to erect a statue of #MaryAnning in her hometown! Why? Because @MaryAnningRocks!
https://t.co/tWIwH6yZ6x

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Most recently, @philady and @derekdturner review @edobsonjones' critique of #CelebrityScience! Does #JurassicPark come up? You bet it does--and so does the recent #Tanis controversy!
https://t.co/qX1vMdycsJ

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Also check out @philady's introduction of Imre Lakatos into the debate over whether or not birds are #dinosaurs--in order to understand how we can resolve disagreements in #science!
https://t.co/U6D4LTfMzD

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We're back on Twitter and ready to catch everyone up on all our great #philosophy of #paleontology essays of the last three months!
First up: @derekdturner defends @SVP_vertpaleo's political activism!
https://t.co/XvHWSTOFrf

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What color was that dinosaur, actually? New paper in Nature Communication on a third method for color determination from fossils (especially for red pigment): https://t.co/HV10LGI4Vf
See philosophical discussion @ExtinctBlog https://t.co/RpspjaM3aJ
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In this month's post, @philady and Adrian place their bets on @derekdturner's arguments about #dinosaur colors! #philosophy #paleontology #science #epistemology
https://t.co/LxEoAA0ZG0

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Preview our upcoming special issue of @Bio_and_Philo all about #Philosophy and #paleontology! #FossilFriday #science
https://t.co/y2nfoi9Ob0

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What separates #history from #paleontology? @jehsmith turns to Gottfried Leibniz for an answer! #philosophy #science
https://t.co/5xQRNKmXW4

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In this post, @derekdturner and Adrian Currie take a critical look at Alisa Bokulich’s recent paper Using models to correct data: paleodiversity and the fossil record. #paleontology #science #philosophy
https://t.co/jCilISyHTF

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Our year in review: looking back at the #philosophy of #paleontology blog in 2018 and looking forward to 2019!
https://t.co/z8srxhDhsV

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New post! Adrian closes out 2018 with an analysis of metaphors in #philosophy!
https://t.co/lztl9qcoyH

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New month, new post! @philady pays tribute to #MuseuNacional while considering the value of #naturalhistory collections! #philosophy #paleontology
https://t.co/Wae3jV3fe6