Out now (print and open access!):
Jan Baedke’s Element on “The Organism” at
@cambridgeup.bsky.social .
It discusses philosophical, historical and social dimensions of the organism concept.
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
#philsci #philsky #HPS #hpbio #histsci
I am currently chairing a network very close to my heart, namely the Eastern European Network for Philosophy of Science. It finally has an account here @eenphilsci.bsky.social. To start here's a moving piece by a Bulgarian philosopher and a founding member Lilia Gurova on how it all began.
A collage illustrating diverse biological behaviors across life forms: orange and yellow lichens growing on rock (symbiotic behavior), a close-up of bacteria (microbial interactions), leafcutter ants cooperating to carry a leaf (social insect behavior), a sundew plant trapping an insect (plant predation), and phylogenetic trees representing evolutionary relationships.
What theoretical & methodological challenges emerge when investigating #behavior across the tree of life? We are organizing an interdisciplinary workshop on 'comparative behavioral biology' (Sept. 26-27). Please help us share the open CfA! 📢👇 hiw.kuleuven.be/clps/events/... #philsci #HPbio #evobio
The image is a promotional announcement for a new academic article titled "Pure Shape Dynamics, Self-Subsisting Structures, and the Nature of Time" by Antonio Vassallo and Pedro Naranjo, published in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science. The design consists of a white background with black and yellow text. On the right side, there is a highlighted section in a yellow box with the abstract of the article. At the bottom, another yellow section includes the journal's cover and a citation with a DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-024-09690-9
What might be the potential ramifications of the relational framework of 'Pure Shape Dynamics' for discussions on the metaphysics of #time? This is a question that Antonio Vassallo & Pedro Naranjo explore in their recent article for JGPS! 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics
CFP: 'The Metaphysics of Cosmology'.
I'm organising a conference this September in Lugano on metaphysical issues arising from contemporary physical theories of cosmology and spacetime. The deadline to submit an abstract is June 7. (Funding available) philevents.org/event/show/1...
Job ad for position in DFG project: "Progress through Principles: An Epistemology of Foundational Assumptions Guiding Contemporary Physics"
Apply to join a team of wonderful colleagues at Philosophy at TU Dresden. I am advertising a 3-year PhD position in philosophy of science/philosophy of physics as part of the DFG project 'Progress through Principles', deadline 28.06.2024. For details: tinyurl.com/3eb2f667
#philsci #philsky
Looking forward to giving a talk in Padua this coming Friday.
The image is a promotional announcement for a new academic article titled "The Change-Driver Account of Scientific Discovery: Philosophical and Historical Dimensions of the Discovery of the Expanding Universe" by Patrick M. Duerr and Abigail Holmes Mills, published in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science. The design consists of a white background with black and yellow text. On the right side, there is a highlighted section in a yellow box with the abstract of the article. At the bottom, another yellow section includes the journal's cover and a citation with a DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-025-09722-y
What amounts to a 'scientific discovery'? Patrick Duerr & Abigail Holmes Mills suggest that discoveries are problems or solutions that epistemically advance science. They illustrate this view through a case study of the universe's expansion discovery🌌👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPS
The image is a promotional announcement for a new academic article titled "The Change-Driver Account of Scientific Discovery: Philosophical and Historical Dimensions of the Discovery of the Expanding Universe" by Patrick M. Duerr and Abigail Holmes Mills, published in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science. The design consists of a white background with black and yellow text. On the right side, there is a highlighted section in a yellow box with the abstract of the article. At the bottom, another yellow section includes the journal's cover and a citation with a DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-025-09722-y
What amounts to a 'scientific discovery'? Patrick Duerr & Abigail Holmes Mills suggest that discoveries are problems or solutions that epistemically advance science. They illustrate this view through a case study of the universe's expansion discovery🌌👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPS
Screenshot of the latest editorial page from the Journal for General Philosophy of Science. The title reads "Editorial" with authors Helmut Pulte and Thomas Reydon listed below. The article was accepted on 14 February 2025. A DOI link (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-025-09727-7) is displayed at the top.
In our latest editorial, we express our sincere thanks to Guido Bacciagaluppi for his editorial work since 2021 & bid him a fond farewell as he concludes his tenure. We also warmly welcome @simonfriederich.bsky.social as our new Co-Editor-in-Chief! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky
🚨 Final Reminder: PSA Around the World 2025! 🌍
Submit your abstract until tomorrow (April 13, 11:59 PM PST)! Open to all PSA members, no matter where you're located or what your topic is—as long as it’s within the philosophy of science!
If you're interested in philosophy of biology—particularly its intersections with #evolution, #paleosky, and comparative studies of #behavior, #cognition, and #culture —consider following @theramseylab.bsky.social! We're a cool group of philosophers with a broad range of expertise! #philsci #HPbio
The image is a promotional announcement for a new academic article titled "Pure Shape Dynamics, Self-Subsisting Structures, and the Nature of Time" by Antonio Vassallo and Pedro Naranjo, published in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science. The design consists of a white background with black and yellow text. On the right side, there is a highlighted section in a yellow box with the abstract of the article. At the bottom, another yellow section includes the journal's cover and a citation with a DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-024-09690-9
What might be the potential ramifications of the relational framework of 'Pure Shape Dynamics' for discussions on the metaphysics of #time? This is a question that Antonio Vassallo & Pedro Naranjo explore in their recent article for JGPS! 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics
My review of Alexander Bird’s book ‘Knowing Science’ just came out @jgps.bsky.social . If you want to get an idea of what’s it about before reading the actual thing, here are my impressions! #msca #creacal
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Screenshot of the latest editorial page from the Journal for General Philosophy of Science. The title reads "Editorial" with authors Helmut Pulte and Thomas Reydon listed below. The article was accepted on 14 February 2025. A DOI link (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-025-09727-7) is displayed at the top.
In our latest editorial, we express our sincere thanks to Guido Bacciagaluppi for his editorial work since 2021 & bid him a fond farewell as he concludes his tenure. We also warmly welcome @simonfriederich.bsky.social as our new Co-Editor-in-Chief! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky
📣 EXTENDED CALL FOR PAPERS:
Towards A Comparative Philosophy of Science
Special Issue of the Journal for General Philosophy of Science (@jgps.bsky.social)
Deadline: *31 July 2025 (new)* #philsci #HOPOS
philevents.org/event/show/1...
The image is a promotional announcement for a new academic article titled "The Physiologist Johannes Peter Müller and the Philosopher Spinoza: An Underestimated Relation" by Filip Adolf Buyse, published in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science. The design consists of a white background with black and yellow text. On the right side, there is a highlighted section in a yellow box with the abstract of the article. At the bottom, another yellow section includes the journal's cover and a citation with a DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-024-09689-2.
How much was Johannes Peter Müller, one of the fathers of modern #physiology, influenced by Spinoza's philosophy? Find out in Filip Adolf Buyse's new article in JGPS! 📃👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPbio #HOPOS #philsky
The image is a promotional announcement for a new academic article titled "The Physiologist Johannes Peter Müller and the Philosopher Spinoza: An Underestimated Relation" by Filip Adolf Buyse, published in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science. The design consists of a white background with black and yellow text. On the right side, there is a highlighted section in a yellow box with the abstract of the article. At the bottom, another yellow section includes the journal's cover and a citation with a DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-024-09689-2.
How much was Johannes Peter Müller, one of the fathers of modern #physiology, influenced by Spinoza's philosophy? Find out in Filip Adolf Buyse's new article in JGPS! 📃👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPbio #HOPOS #philsky
New GWP (German Soc for Phil of Sci) Executive Committee (2025-28), left to right: Michael Jungert (Managing Director), Enno Fischer (Treasurer), Lena Kästner (Vice President), Mathias Frisch, Anna Leuschner, Axel Gelfert (President). (Not pictured: Simon Friederich, JGPS representative) #philsci 👍
A promotional graphic for a new article titled “The Time in Thermal Time” by Eugene Y. S. Chua, published in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science. The left side of the image displays the title in bold black text, followed by the author's name in yellow, and an image of the journal's cover. The right side features a yellow text box with the abstract of the article. The journal and DOI are listed at the bottom.
In merging gen. relativity with quantum gravity, we risk losing time itself. The 'thermal time hypothesis' says time emerges thermodynamically—but does it smuggle in dynamics from the start? A new article by @eugenechua.bsky.social appraises TTH📄👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky
New paper alert!
My take on solving the scaling-up problem (representation-hunger) using mechanistic compositionality is now out with JGPS! #philsci #philsky
doi.org/10.1007/s108...
Promotional p;icture with the abstract of the article “Demystifying Downward Causation” by Yasmin Haddad, published in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science (JGPS).
The concept of 'downward causation' has faced many strong critiques. In her recent 📄 @yashaddad.bsky.social argues that, when adopting an interventionist view of causation and a levels of organization framework, we can explanatorily use the notion 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #hpbio
Promotional image with a yellow and white wavy background. Centered in the image is the title of the essay review: “‘Assessing Vickers’ Plea for Identifying Future-Proof Science’” in black, with the book title italicized. Below, it states: “Essay Review by María del Rosario Martínez-Ordaz & Dubian Cañas” and “Journal for General Philosophy of Science (2025)” in smaller text. At the top left, there is a small image of the Journal for General Philosophy of Science cover (yellow and white with black text), and at the top right, there is the cover of Peter Vickers' book 'Identifying Future-Proof Science,' featuring a dark blue background and a yellow-green image of immune cells.
New essay review in @jgps.bsky.social! M.R. Martínez-Ordaz & D. Cañas assess the prospects of using robust international scientific consensus as a reliable indicator of 'future-proof science,' as proposed by @pvickers.bsky.social in his latest book link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky
A promotional graphic for a new article titled “The Time in Thermal Time” by Eugene Y. S. Chua, published in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science. The left side of the image displays the title in bold black text, followed by the author's name in yellow, and an image of the journal's cover. The right side features a yellow text box with the abstract of the article. The journal and DOI are listed at the bottom.
In merging gen. relativity with quantum gravity, we risk losing time itself. The 'thermal time hypothesis' says time emerges thermodynamically—but does it smuggle in dynamics from the start? A new article by @eugenechua.bsky.social appraises TTH📄👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky
Don't forget to submit your abstract: PSA Around the World 2025 🌍 Focus: Eastern & Central Europe.
🗓️ Deadline: March 31, 2025
💻 Fully online, Nov 6, 14, 22
$50 fee (waivers available).
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It's our pleasure, Yasmin—your paper deserves a wide readership! The post took us longer than expected, but we will work harder to stay on top of the latest publications in the journal.
Promotional p;icture with the abstract of the article “Demystifying Downward Causation” by Yasmin Haddad, published in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science (JGPS).
The concept of 'downward causation' has faced many strong critiques. In her recent 📄 @yashaddad.bsky.social argues that, when adopting an interventionist view of causation and a levels of organization framework, we can explanatorily use the notion 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #hpbio
📣Apply now for the HPS+Logic M.A. at
@ruhr-uni-bochum.de ! The program includes courses on science and its history, logic and topics on culture, ethics & technology. More info: www.hpsplus.org
Application deadline for the summer term: 15 March (EU students)
#PhilSci #HistSci #HPS #STS #logic
Picture with the abstract of the article “On the Preeminence of Euclidean Geometry: Nash’s Embedding Theorems” by Mircea Dumitru and Liviu Ornea, published in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science (JGPS).
Does Euclidean geometry hold a more fundamental status than non-Euclidean geometries? 📐🟣 In a recent paper, Mircea Dumitru and Liviu Ornea argue that it does and that Nash’s embedding theorems provide a way to demonstrate this 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsky #philsci #mathsky
Went to Göteborg to ask Margareta Hallberg about Hesse. Over a period of 10+ years (2000-) she interviewed Hesse about her life.
Our conversation inevitably fell, with gloom, on the personal and academic freedom Hesse associated with her visits to US🥺 #philsci #hps
link.springer.com/article/10.1...