PhD student, University of Paris, SPHERE Research Unit
Contact : marie.lacomme@hotmail.fr
Research interests
Education
Communication
Teaching duties
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Notion of "human-animal gap"
Philosophy of biology, especially evolutionary biology
Interface between life sciences and social sciences
History and philosophy of ethology, especially primatology
My PhD, supervised by Stéphane Schmitt , deals with the emergence of primatology as a scientific field, its definition, and the place it gives to the human species.
EDUCATION
Master degree in philosophy of science (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, 2018)
Complementary course in evolutionary biology : behavioral ecology and primatology (UPMC Sorbonne University and National Museum of Natural History, 2018)
Bachelor of philosophy : logic and philosophy of sciences (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, 2016)
COMMUNICATION
On invitation :
- (Translated title) « Reflections on the desuetude of the "baboon model" of human evolution», Journées d’étude sur la Désuétude Conceptuelle, June 10-12, 2021, IHPST, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Paris
Conference papers :
- (Translated title) « Primatology : word and history », 33ème colloque de la Société Francophone de Primatologie, 19-22 octobre 2021, Saint-Étienne
- « When did we first talk of primatology ? », International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology Conference, Jult 13-20, 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Virtual Conference
- « From ape to (wo)man - Epistemological issues in the use of primatology for the study of human social evolution », International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology Conference, July 7-12, 2019, Oslo
- (Translated title) « Comparison of dyadic association patterns by sex in a community of bonobos (Pan paniscus)», 31ème colloque de la Société Francophone de Primatologie, October 17-19, 2018, Paris
Presentations :
- (Translated title) "Detecting a philosophical position in a scientific publication: the case of the place of human species in ethology textbooks" (1960-2000), History of science, history of text, University of Paris, January 16, 2020, Paris
- (Translated title) "Importing sociological theories into the history and philosophy of science? », Seminaire des doctorants de Sphere, January 7, 2020, Paris
- (Translated title) "Presenting a result in philosophy, reflections on the rigor of expression", Journée scientifique de ED, Paris Diderot University, March 13, 2019, Paris
- (Translated title) "Studying non-human primates to find "our ancestor", common methods and divergent theories", Journée d’étude Philosophie de la primatologie, Musée de l’Homme, February 25, 2019, Paris
- (Translated title) « A sociobiological model of cultural evolution », Séminaire Théories et Pratiques de l’Interdisciplinarité du Musée de l’Homme, November 22, 2018, Paris
- (Translated title) « Sociobiology: an epistemological view of the controversy », Journée de l’école doctorale 400, November 14, 2018, Paris
- (Translated title) « Epistemological Analysis of the Evolutionist Approach to the Behavior of Hominini », Séminaire Théories et Pratiques de l’Interdisciplinarité du Musée de l’Homme, December 17, 2017, Paris
TEACHING DUTIES
I am giving lessons since October 2019 on the following topics for the History and Philosophy of Science department of the University of Paris :
Life sciences and society, master level
Introduction to philosophy of science, master level
Introduction to philosophy, master level
Epistemology, first common core year for health studies
