[spsp-members] 3 April (Wed): International Postdoc Forum for the Philosophy of Science

[Alan Love]

*3 April 2024, 12:15 pm CDT (UTC-5*)
*Grouping approaches to PFAS and industry funding: a case study on the
findings of a recent panel of experts*
Pedro Bravo, Philosophy, University of São Paulo

*Abstract*: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large class of
chemicals, whose carbon-fluorine bonds allow a wide range of industrial
applications but also make them highly persistent. Since there is evidence
about a few of them and their properties may vary, one of the pressing
issues regarding PFAS is how to group them for different purposes. Here, I
aim to show how a panel of experts about grouping PFAS had their
credibility used in a way that favored the fluorine industry. To do so, I
will draw upon the literature about industry-funded science and the
material related to the case study.

*Commentator*: Corey Dethier, Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science,
University of Minnesota

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Alan C. Love
Winton Chair in the Liberal Arts
<https://cla.umn.edu/news-events/news/alan-love-places-evo-devo-front-and-center>
Distinguished McKnight University Professor
<https://scholarswalk.umn.edu/faculty-awards/mcknight-awards/distinguished>
Department of Philosophy & Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science
University of Minnesota
http://umn.edu/~aclove

*Current Project:* Agency, Directionality, and Function: Foundations for a
Science of Purpose <https://www.biologicalpurpose.org>
*New Publications: **Evolution and Development: Conceptual Issues
<https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108616751>* (open access); Mutation and
evolution: conceptual possibilities
<http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bies.202300025> (open access)
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