Charles H. Pence

Charles H. Pence is Chargé de cours in the Institut supérieur de philosophie at the Université catholique de Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. His research spans the philosophy and history of the biological sciences, with particular focus on the role of chance in evolutionary theory and the use of digital approaches, especially textual analysis, in philosophical work. His most recent projects include studies of biodiversity and digital approaches to the history and philosophy of biology, as well as two book projects on the introduction of chance and statistical methodologies into evolutionary theory (The Rise of Chance in Evolutionary Theory, Elsevier) and our contemporary understanding of causation in evolutionary theory (The Causal Structure of Natural Selection, Cambridge Univ. Press). He is also executive editor of the journal Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology, and associate editor of Biology & Philosophy.