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Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda
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Mexican Historian & Philosopher of Biology • Postdoctoral Fellow at @theramseylab.bsky.social (@clpskuleuven.bsky.social‬) • Book Reviews Editor for @jgps.bsky.social • https://www.alejandrofabregastejeda.com • #PhilSci #HistSTM #philsky • Escribo y edito
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Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda @alejandrofabregastejeda.com · Aug 21
With great joy—and a touch of nervousness—I’m thrilled to share that my first academic monograph will be published by @mitpress.bsky.social in May 2026! It examines the organism–environment relationship in biology from an integrated #HPS perspective: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205282... #evosky #philsky
The Organism-Environment Pairing
In this first systematic book-length examination of the organism-environment relationship in the life sciences, Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda addresses a crucia...
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What makes a neurolinguistics experiment worth pursuing? Nevia Dolcini & colleagues propose two axes of pursuitworthiness standing in an asymmetric relationship: methodological (thresholds for epistemic adequacy) & pragmatic (contextual priorities) 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPS
Screenshot of the article header from the European Journal for Philosophy of Science titled “The pursuitworthiness of experiments in neurolinguistics” by Nevia Dolcini, Bernard A. J. Jap, Chan Wa Kun and Stephen Politzer-Ahles. The header indicates it is a paper in philosophy of science in practice. The DOI is https://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-025-00691-z
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Two weeks until the Philosophy of Science Association’s next office hours! @michelamassimi.bsky.social and Mazviita Chirimuuta on “New approaches to realism.”
Sign up and more information:
PSA Office Hour - Philosophy of Science Association
The PSA Office Hour aims to facilitate interactions between our graduate student membership and prominent philosophers of science, and in a more controlled, accessible, and carbon-conscious setting…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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new work on competence and questions (w/ Chris Willard Kyle) is out today (open access) in Mind - academic.oup.com/mind/advance...
Virtue Epistemology for the Zetetic Turn
Abstract. This paper develops and argues for a virtue epistemology that includes performance-normative evaluations of interrogative attitudes (IAs) and not
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November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Next Monday, we'll have our first reading group session in this semester. We'll discuss "The epistemic superiority of experiment to simulation" by Sherrilyn Roush: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Wanna join the discussion at 4pm CET? Just write an e-mail to jan.baedke[at]rub.de!
#HPBio #PhilSci
Screenshot of the title and abstract of "The epistemic superiority of experiment to simulation" by Sherrilyn Roush
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Defining non-human #ToolUse remains contested, complicating scientific generalization & inspiring the concept of “tooling.” Our new 📄 @philscijournal.bsky.social proposes a synthetic framework to advance research on 🔧 use & tooling 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #philsci #cogsci #evosky #HPbio
Screenshot of the first page of a Philosophy of Science journal article titled “Tool Use Beyond Humans” by Gianmaria Dani and Grant Ramsey, published by the Philosophy of Science Association. The authors are affiliated with the Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science at KU Leuven, Belgium. Abstract: The definition of tool use has long been debated, especially when applied beyond humans. Recent work argues that the phenomena included within tool use are so broad and varied that there is little hope of using the category for scientific generalizations, explanations, and predictions about the evolution, ecology, and psychology of tool users. One response to this argument has been the development of tooling as a replacement for tool use. In this article, we analyze the tool use and tooling frameworks. Identifying advantages and limitations in each, we offer a synthetic approach that suggests promising avenues for future research.
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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If you have grad students working on climate change and global justice, please share with them this call for abstracts for a conference put on by grad students in the University of Washington's philosophy department.

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Climate Change and Global Justice
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Washington, Seattle is proud to announce a graduate conference titled Climate Change and Global Justice to be held on the UW Seattle campus on April 1...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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This Interview has now been published in the Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society! doi.org/10.1093/aris...
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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The second in Sander Verhaegh's two part institutional history of American analytic philosophy appearing in the 15th volume of #HOPOS.

"The Analytic Turn in American Philosophy: An Institutional Perspective—Part 2"

Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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impractknow.bsky.social
I wrote a paper arguing that we should replace authorship with contributors, spokespeople, writers, and guarantors. One of the contributors to that paper (Mikkel Gerken) has written a response paper arguing that the view defended in that paper is implausible www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Scientific Contributions and Scientific Authorship | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science: Vol 0, No ja
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November 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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jeffsebo.bsky.social
Today in @aeon.co Andreas Mogensen and I discuss animal welfare, AI welfare, and probabilistic ethics. We make the case for addressing the moral status of animals and AI systems as we address health, climate, and other big issues: with probabilistic reasoning and proportional responses.
An ant is drowning: here’s how to decide if you should save it | Aeon Essays
Should we simply assume that all animals can feel pain and are of moral concern? Or is that taking things too far?
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November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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lmuphilosophy.bsky.social
LMU Munich is advertising a new W2 Professorship in Philosophy Education. Deadline: 15 Nov 2025. For more information, and to apply, follow this link: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/b... #philosophy #education #professorship #academicjob #lmumunich
Professorship (W2) of Philosophy Education
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November 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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TODAY @unisalzburg.bsky.social

Interdisciplinary Challenges: Bridging Philosophy & Science Education Workshop

A workshop to foster the collaboration between philosophy and science education & reflect on the nature of science (NoS).

➡️ MORE INFO buff.ly/CDFq92r

#philevent #knowledgecrisis
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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*Globalizing Wildlife*, a book edited by @vbateman.bsky.social, Tom Quick, and myself, is now available for pre-order with @uncpress.bsky.social!
Using code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout, you can save 30%
www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Globalizing Wildlife
Humans have always incorporated wildlife into processes of work, capture, and exchange. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, globalization became t...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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hu-rmz.bsky.social
Now available as our new podcast episode: M. Krause's talk on "Model Cases" in global science.
blogs.hu-berlin.de/scienceworks...
October 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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rsprugnoli.bsky.social
📢The 9th edition of the Summer School “Digital Tools for Humanists” will be held in Pisa from May 25 to May 30 2026, both in presence and online: digitaltools.labcd.unipi.it
Registration fee: 500 Euros.
DEADLINE: 15/04/2026

(Photo by Andrae Ricketts on Unsplash)
November 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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clpskuleuven.bsky.social
In the new #openaccess companion on student notes from Latin Europe (@leuvenup.bsky.social), our own Lorenz Demey, together with collaborators, contributes a chapter arguing that student notes hold great promise as sources for intellectual #history 👇 lup.be/book/student... #HPS #earlymodern #philsky
Book cover of "Student Notes from Latin Europe (1400–1750): A Research Companion," edited by Xander Feys, Maxime Maleux, Andy Peetermans, and Raf Van Rooy. Published by Leuven University Press. The cover features a partial diagram of concentric celestial spheres and an anatomical drawing of a human head labeled with Latin terms for sensory faculties. The design is minimalist in beige and gray tones. There is also an open access logo and the logo of Lueven University Press in the bottom left corner.
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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abney.bsky.social
We are also currently hiring a curatorial fellow to work with the papers of Rosalind Franklin and others in the History of Molecular Biology Collection!

This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits:

www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...
abney.bsky.social Charlotte Abney @abney.bsky.social · 2d
For those with a scholarly interest in Franklin, Watson, and other pioneering researchers in molecular biology, @sciencehistory.org has just opened our new landmark collection of their papers, and applications for research fellowships are currently open:

www.sciencehistory.org/hmbc
History of Molecular Biology Collection
This unparalleled collection includes Rosalind Franklin's historic 'Photo 51,' which revealed the double-helix structure of DNA.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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theramseylab.bsky.social
How did hominins became human? And what is the fate of the "behavioural modernity" concept? Preprint 👇📄

#hpbio #paleosky #philsci
andrameneganzin.bsky.social Andra Meneganzin @andrameneganzin.bsky.social · 2d
Much of the empirical & theoretical landscape on #behaviouralmodernity has changed, and many think it’s high time we ditched the concept altogether. Here’s a minority voice in the choir: I’m skeptical that eliminativism is the panacea it’s often made out to be. 🔜 in Biol Theory

#philsky #evosky🧪🏺
The Fate of Behavioral Modernity - PhilSci-Archive
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November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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ucpews.bsky.social
Join us for "How Science is Changing," a free interdisciplinary panel discussion! Scholars from across North America discuss the evolving nature of science.

🗓️ Nov 20th, 6 PM
📍 @cincymuseum.bsky.social w/ @philsci.bsky.social

Free, open to all, parking included! RSVP:
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November 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Excited to announce that my first book will be published by The University of Chicago Press on January 12, 2026! You can pre-order your copy now!
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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October 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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karlgalle.bsky.social
Opening for a tenure-track assistant professor in the history of science, with a preferred focus on water issues: 👇 #HistSTM
h-net-job-guide.bsky.social H-Net Job Guide @h-net-job-guide.bsky.social · 3d
New job:

Professor of History

University of Wisconsin - Madison

jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69456
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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angeleserana.bsky.social
El 20 de noviembre en la Casa de las Humanidades (en Coyoacán) presentaremos este directorio ¡¡acompáñennos!!!
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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gregpriest.bsky.social
Conrad Hal Waddington was born OTD in 1905.

His “epigenetic landscape” is a diagrammatic representation of the constraints influencing embryonic development.

On his 50th birthday, his colleagues gave him a pinball machine on the model of the epigenetic landscape.

🧪 🦫🦋 🌱🐋 #HistSTM #philsci #evobio
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Excited (and a bit daunted) to be part of a remarkable keynote lineup at Theoretical Rationality and Practical Reason conference at Sofia University next May.
Abstract submissions are open until January 1, 2026.
philevents.org/event/show/1...
Theoretical Rationality and Practical Reason
The division of theoretical and practical philosophy was codified by Kant, who set aside the kingdom of natural necessity and the kingdom of moral ends. The last centuries saw gradual erosion of this ...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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andrameneganzin.bsky.social
Much of the empirical & theoretical landscape on #behaviouralmodernity has changed, and many think it’s high time we ditched the concept altogether. Here’s a minority voice in the choir: I’m skeptical that eliminativism is the panacea it’s often made out to be. 🔜 in Biol Theory

#philsky #evosky🧪🏺
The Fate of Behavioral Modernity - PhilSci-Archive
philsci-archive.pitt.edu
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM