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Jeroen Van Bouwel
@jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social
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Dabbling in #Philosophy of Social Science, Social Epistemology, and Science & Democracy. Recent #PhilSci publication, The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Political Science, here: https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/45635 .. more

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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · Dec 6
Those interested in Political Science as well as Philosophy of Science, have a look at this volume in the Philosophy of Political Science
#philsci #polsci #philosophy
academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Political Science
Abstract. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Political Science contains twenty-seven freshly written chapters to give the reader a panoramic introduction
academic.oup.com

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Paulina Sliwa @pasliwa.bsky.social · 1d
The University of Vienna is advertising a number of fully funded PhD positions in the Humanities (4 years), including in Philosophy. If you are interested or know any philosophy MA student who would be interested, please tell them to get in touch! careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
careers.univie.ac.at

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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · 3d
A mystery how journalists who write a long article which clearly documents that Trump doesn't give a flying f about human rights, then write "[Trump] threatened to attack Iran for its bloody suppression of mass protests", sure, that is no doubt the reason the US would consider attacking Iran🙃.

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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · 4d
What keeps on surprising me are these social-democratic parties (also see UK) that start adopting far-right positions hoping to win voters, while political scientists have shown over and over that it only leads to the far right becoming stronger. (Summary here: collections.fes.de/publikatione... )
The vicious cycle of far-right success in Europe
Publikationen der Stiftung. The vicious cycle of far-right success in Europe / Tarik Abou-Chadi ; Issuing Department Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung | Democracy of the Future, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung | Eur...
collections.fes.de

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 4d
Remember the controversy when Obama was accused of intervening in UK politics? This is the current US government openly seeking to undermine liberal democracy in Europe.
The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington's policy positions and challenge perceived threats to free speech. Senior state department official Sarah Rogers travelled to Europe in December to meet influential rightwing think-tanks and has spoken to key figures in Nigel Farage's populist Reform UK party about deploying a pot of money to spread American values, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The funding was linked to the 250th anniversary celebrations of US independence later this year, the people said. It is likely to cause consternation among Washington's allies, particularly centre-left governments such as Labour in the UK, which will be concerned that US government funds are being deployed to undermine their policies.

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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.bsky.social · 4d
There have been increasingly shrill accusations against the EU over its digital legislation, based on accusations of "censorship" by defenders of "free speech" -- including, so it appears, the right to peddle an AI app that seemingly produces child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · 6d
I wrote a chapter on 'the founding debate' of the philosophy of social science discipline (according to Ian Jarvie at least), the methodological individualism vs. methodological holism debate. See here:

link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

#philsci #philsky
Dimensions of the Methodological Individualism/Holism Debate
Analyzing the doctrine of methodological individualism and its opposition to methodological holism, I start by briefly reviewing three historical periods in which the discussion around it was very liv...
link.springer.com

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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · 6d
If you are looking for some philosophy of social science with a historical perspective, look no further, check out this new volume edited by Yafeng Shan:

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

#philsci #philsky
History and Philosophy of the Social Sciences
This book argues for a new direction of research, namely ‘History and Philosophy of the Social Sciences’ (HPSS)
link.springer.com

Reposted by Robert W. Wallace, Richard Pettigrew, Jeroen Van Bouwel

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Caro Flores @floresophize.bsky.social · 8d
Critica, the Latin American journal of philosophy, is seeking submissions to a special issue on social epistemology! For anyone interested in contributing, check out the details here:
Reimagining Social Epistemology: Methodological Reassessments and Future Prospects (Special Issue of Crítica in memory of Alvin I. Goldman)
Since the publication of Alvin Goldman’s (1999) Knowledge in a Social World, social epistemology has undergone remarkable growth and innovation, establishing itself as a dynamic and influential ...
philevents.org

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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · 8d
What the US has learned?
Graph showing speed of democratic backsliding in USA, faster than Turkey, Russia, Venezuela, and Hungary.

Reposted by Petri Ylikoski, Jeroen Van Bouwel

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METIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 8d
📢 Call for Papers ENPOSS.

🔷 The European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences invites submissions to its 15th Conference (Helsinki 26-28 August)

Deadline for submission: 1 March, 2026.
Notification of acceptance: 1 May, 2026.

More details:
🔹 enposs.eu
🔹 blogs.helsinki.fi/enposshel/

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 9d
Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced…
economist.com/britain/2026...
X Posts about London Crime - large growth in number of likes after monetisation introduced

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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · 9d
I really wonder how much of the time of these "peace negotations" is actually being spent on developing a framework for sustainable peace and how much on just carving out/drafting contracts for the business deals of the respective courtiers of Trump and Putin.

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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · 11d
Someone can now write the American version of this, mutatis mutandis ... www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the...
The Road to Digital Unfreedom: President Xi’s Surveillance State | Journal of Democracy
Chinese authorities are wielding facial-recognition software, big-data analytics, and other digital technologies to control China’s citizens by monitoring and assessing their activities…
www.journalofdemocracy.org

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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · 11d
Coincidentally (?), Martin Niemöller also inspired the lyrics of Billy Bragg’s new protest song “City of Heroes” about the heroes of Minneapolis. Here: braggb.substack.com/p/city-of-he...
CITY of HEROES
A new song of resistance
braggb.substack.com

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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · 11d
Interesting! m.youtube.com/watch?v=aI7X...
Gary Marcus on the Massive Problems Facing AI & LLM Scaling | The Real Eisman Playbook Episode 42
YouTube video by Steve Eisman
m.youtube.com

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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · 12d
AI, the gift that keeps in giving … www.theguardian.com/environment/...
US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate
Projects this year expected to triple global gas capacity, forecast finds, as concerns grow over impacts on planet
www.theguardian.com

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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · 13d
The dude has already been facilitating genocide(s), so no surprise there!

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13d
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com

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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · 13d
Has the @financialtimes.com also looked into the business interests of Witkoff and Kushner in Russia?

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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · 14d
"extremist wing of AI development, centered around the Paypal Mafia, is the most desperate. They have already demonstrated their willingness to feed the darkest fantasies of authoritarians on multiple continents in exchange for government contracts ..." theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/you-have-t...
"You have to use it. You have to trust it.": Forced Adoption of AI is The Subtext of Davos
Authoritarianism is the AI Bailout; But If AI Doesn't Need a Bailout, Does it Need Authoritarianism?
theamericanvandal.substack.com

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Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.bsky.social · 14d
As heirs of the Ku Klu Klan you would think they would want to remain anonymous?