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Michela Massimi
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Philosopher of science, University of Edinburgh.
More about me here https://www.michelamassimi.com/

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Michela Massimi is an Italian and British philosopher of science, a professor of philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, and the president-elect of the Philosophy of Science Association. Her research has involved scientific perspectivism and perspectival realism, the Pauli exclusion principle, and the work of Immanuel Kant. .. more

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · Nov 4
New paper ‘What role for local knowledge in ocean governance?’ now published in Marine Policy with my excellent co-authors @abbeaberdeen.bsky.social and Marcel Jaspars — preprint available philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26719/
What role for local knowledge in ocean governance?
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 1d
Merry Christmas to you and family all, Aidan.

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 1d
Many congrats Aidan!

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 4d
Many congratulations Shannon. Brilliant news and a well-deserved recognition for your work.

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 4d
Many congrats Lisa! 🎊🎊🎊

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Huw Price @huwprice.bsky.social · 6d
Excellent opportunity at @rotmanphilosophy.bsky.social #philsci #sts
danlizotte.bsky.social Dan Lizotte @danlizotte.bsky.social · 7d
Dear #PhilSky,
We are seeking established international scholars to join @westernu.ca and @rotmanphilosophy.bsky.social y.bsky.social.
www.uwo.ca/research/can...
Philosophers of technology (including AI), health, and other areas (see link) are welcome. Please share widely + DM if interested!
Canada-Impact-Plus - Research - Western University
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 6d
#PhilJobs #HPS
TT Assistant Professor in Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin
AOS: History, Philosophy & Ethics of Science
philjobs.org/job/show/30601

Great this job ad explicitly mentions *geosciences* as one of areas of sciences of interest. (I have asked PhilJobs to include a box in this area)
Assistant Professor in Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin - PhilJobs:JFP Assistant Professor in Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin
An international database of jobs for philosophers
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Center for PhilSci @center4philsci.bsky.social · 6d
The Center is now accepting applications for our 10th annual Pittsburgh Summer Program aimed at promoting Philosophy of Science to undergraduate students!

Read more about the program and learn how to apply using the below link:
https://ow.ly/ijEk50UbWnh

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Victoria Wang @vmywang.bsky.social · 7d
2/2 i.e. if your work is on "feminism and related emancipatory philosophies, women in the history of philosophy, and achieving gender justice and related forms of justice in the profession".
For more info on SWIP's aims, check here and/or get in touch:
www.swipuk.org/who-we-are.h...
Who We Are
SWIP UK is an organisation of UK women in philosophy, including students and professionals, working within or outside academic departments.
www.swipuk.org

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Victoria Wang @vmywang.bsky.social · 7d
The call for abstracts for the 2026 Joint Session is now live! Please consider submitting to the Society for Women in Philosophy #SWIP session if your work furthers the aims of SWIP, broadly construed 1/2
sites.google.com/view/2026-jo...
#CfA #philsky #feminism #SWIP @aristotsoc.bsky.social

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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 9d
2nd CFA for the 8th Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) annual workshop, which will take place May 27-29, 2026, at the IFIS PAN in Warsaw.
Submission deadline: 20 January 2026.
More info: shorturl.at/AUoye
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Current Workshop
CFA: 8th Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) annual workshop   Call for abstracts        We invite authors to submit abstracts of up to 750-words for the upcoming...
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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 10d
A new project to digitize the complete works of Rudolf Carnap will be getting underway...
The Complete Carnap: Online and Open-Access - Daily Nous
The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BAdW) are launching a joint project to digitize and place online the complete works of Rudolf ...
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 12d
A while ago I participated in a seminar on my book with graduate students of Rogério Passos Severo at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Their enthusiasm and intellectual engagement was a joy and for me remains a highlight of writing this book. Their review is now out in Theoria.
Perspectival Realism. By Michela Massimi: Oxford University Press, 2022. 432 pp. Price £98.00. ISBN: 978‐0‐19‐755562‐0. Available at https://academic.oup.com/book/43074
Click on the article title to read more.
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 14d
In Venice today for this workshop on Varieties of Local Knowledges at the Ca’ Foscari organised by Eleonora Montuschi with @katiekendig.bsky.social @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social @charbelelhani.bsky.social and many more colleagues online.
katiekendig.bsky.social Katie Kendig @katiekendig.bsky.social · 15d
SO excited to be joining a wonderful group of speakers for the Varieties of Local Knowledge workshop in Venice organized by Eleonora Montuschi, Michela Massimi and Sabina Leonelli.
Varieties of Local Knowledge workshop in Venice @Aula Mazzariol Palazzo Malcanton Marcorà on 12 December 2025

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Katie Kendig @katiekendig.bsky.social · 15d
SO excited to be joining a wonderful group of speakers for the Varieties of Local Knowledge workshop in Venice organized by Eleonora Montuschi, Michela Massimi and Sabina Leonelli.
Varieties of Local Knowledge workshop in Venice @Aula Mazzariol Palazzo Malcanton Marcorà on 12 December 2025

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 21d
I had the pleasure of joining the supervisory team of Seth Linga (PhD in Geography at Birmingham with DAWN project www.dawnirrigation.com). Seth just published the first article in Water Resources Research on global irrigation modelling and empirical and pragmatic assumptions that enter into it. 👏🥳
Global Irrigation Modeling Relies More on Pragmatic Than Empirical Assumptions
Our study identifies over 100 assumptions underpinning global irrigation modeling, majority of which are pragmatic rather than empirical We reveal a tendency among modelers to adopt each other's ...
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 23d
Huge congrats to James!!

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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 23d
I have a short Comment piece just published in Nature Reviews Physics on the 350-year-old Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and its funding rdcu.be/eSXb2 #histSTM
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and government-funded science
Nature Reviews Physics - Over its 350 years of history, the establishment and evolution of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, reflects the history of scientific institutions in Britain.
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Kate Nave @kathrynnave.bsky.social · 23d
A Drive to Survive has now had a few reviews & I'm so grateful that they've been exceptionally generous and incisive. Thread here:

1st: Matteo Colombo in BJPS (particularly nice to read - given how pivotal his papers on the FEP were in helping me understand it)

www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
Kathryn Nave, A Drive to Survive | BJPS Review of Books
Matteo Colombo reviews A Drive to Survive, by Kathryn Nave
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Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 23d
Submissions for PSA 2026 in San Diego are now open! ☀️ Link and deadlines below

Symposia ✨ 15 January 2026
Papers ✨ 15 March 2026
Posters ✨ 1 June 2026

psa26.oa-event.com/c...

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Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda @alejandrofabregastejeda.com · 23d
I am incredibly honored to have been invited as one of the keynote speakers for the XIV PBCS! This long-standing initiative is very supportive of graduate students & early-career researchers, so I encourage everyone to submit their abstracts! See you in Madrid next year! #HPS #HPbio #cogsci #philsky
Poster for the XIV Workshop on Philosophy of Biology and Cognitive Sciences. The background is dark green with large yellow text and decorative abstract flower illustrations in red, yellow, and green at the corners. Dates ‘18–19 June’ appear at the top right, along with the venue: UNED, Edificio de Humanidades, Paseo de la Senda del Rey 7, Madrid. The keynote speakers are Enara García (SDU), Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda (KU Leuven), and José Antonio Pérez-Escobar (UNED). A bold yellow banner reads ‘Call for Abstracts,’ with a deadline of 15 January. At the bottom is a contact email: xivpbcs@gmail.com

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LSE Philosophy @lsephilosophy.bsky.social · 24d
🎥 Watch the Lakatos Award Lecture 2025 by Mazviita Chirimuuta on "Apocalyptic Technology: #AI and the Limits of #Science"

Mazviita Chirimuuta received the award for her book “The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience”

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Mazviita Chirimuuta (University of Edinburgh): Apocalyptic Technology: AI and the Limits of Science
YouTube video by LSE Philosophy
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 24d
It's #GivingTuesday & PSA @philsci.bsky.social is running a fundraiser! I just made a donation to support PSA's initiatives, such as UPSS @psa-upss.bsky.social & other grad & early career support.
See where they stand with their fundraising “thermometer” on the donation page
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Donate - Philosophy of Science Association
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Victoria Wang @vmywang.bsky.social · 24d
Following some rewarding reading group meetings with @michelamassimi.bsky.social and others in the department, a review of Robert Northcott's new book 'Science for a Fragile World' has now come out in @philosophyinreview.bsky.social #philsci #philsky #science
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Robert Northcott, 'Science for a Fragile World'. | Philosophy in Review
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 25d
This was such an enjoyable and fascinating event organised by @caslmu.bsky.social back in June. Worth watching the video for the splendid movie Let the Mountain Speak (in both Hawaiian and English language) by filmmaker Vilsoni Hereniko www.vilsonihereniko.com

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 25d
Yes I do remember you mentioning the fiddle workshop for the kids, Alisa. I love the music and lyrics of Julie Fowlis — so deeply grounded in the culture of Scotland and at the same time so able to speak to everyone. Sheer magic 🤩🤩

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 25d
Coming up in a couple of hours at Usher Hall in Edinburgh on St Andrews Night — can’t wait to listen to the amazing @juliefowlis.bsky.social and her group. And if you are not familiar with Julie’s work, check out www.juliefowlis.com/alterum/ for a mesmerising repertoire of Gaelic songs. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤩 ✨

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Knowledge in Crisis @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social · 29d
📣 Call for participation! 4&5 Dec

Hybrid Workshop: Analogies, External Validity and the Future of Experimental Modeling Across Sciences.

Addressing science questions from an interdisciplinary perspective!

✅ Register Now! buff.ly/mwhmV9s
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Salzburg-Vienna Workshop: Analogies, external validity and the future of experimental modelling across sciences
Visit the post for more.
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Eran Tal @erantal.bsky.social · Nov 25
🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy and Department of Philosophy, McGill University - PhilJobs:JFP Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity...
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The HOPOS Journal @hoposjournal.bsky.social · Nov 21
*HOPOS Capital Campaign*

Support the #HOPOS Society's upcoming projects including our conferences, mentoring programs, grants, and awards.

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Photo of the banquet from HOPOS 2016 in Minneapolis. Recently, I returned from the HOPOS 2024 conference in Vienna . It was a fantastic conference - most people I talked to said the biggest problem...
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · Nov 19
@sabinaleonelli.bsky.social gives a fantastic talk on how not to understand the idea of open science qua unlimited use / access to commodified knowledge and data — contrasting the legacy of Popper’s view of open society with Bergson’s ‘humane openness’ at the Bohr’s conference in Copenhagen.