Borut Trpin
@boruttrpin.bsky.social
Philosopher, thinking about how we reason and make sense of science.
Assistant professor @ University of Ljubljana · PI @ University of Maribor
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Assistant professor @ University of Ljubljana · PI @ University of Maribor
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This paper (with @martinjustin.bsky.social) grew out of the Miščević memorial conferences in Rijeka and Maribor and connects Nenad's idea of reflective luck to our coherence modeling work. It was recently published in Analiza. Link here if of interest: journals.um.si/index.php/an...
Vpogled v Coherence And Reflective Luck
journals.um.si
February 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This paper (with @martinjustin.bsky.social) grew out of the Miščević memorial conferences in Rijeka and Maribor and connects Nenad's idea of reflective luck to our coherence modeling work. It was recently published in Analiza. Link here if of interest: journals.um.si/index.php/an...
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Submissions open for PSA Biennial Meeting Contributed Papers, deadline March 15, & Posters, due by June 1, 2026.
PSA 2026 is in San Diego November 19 - 22, 2026 #HPS
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PSA 2026 is in San Diego November 19 - 22, 2026 #HPS
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www.philsci.org/psa_2026.php
January 31, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Submissions open for PSA Biennial Meeting Contributed Papers, deadline March 15, & Posters, due by June 1, 2026.
PSA 2026 is in San Diego November 19 - 22, 2026 #HPS
psa26.oa-event.com
www.philsci.org/psa_2026.php
PSA 2026 is in San Diego November 19 - 22, 2026 #HPS
psa26.oa-event.com
www.philsci.org/psa_2026.php
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📣 Letter with the latest updates on EPSA2027 *and* EPSA2029, changes in the steering committee, the proceedings for EPSA25, and more... #philsci
February 5, 2026 at 10:06 AM
📣 Letter with the latest updates on EPSA2027 *and* EPSA2029, changes in the steering committee, the proceedings for EPSA25, and more... #philsci
Excited to share that EPSA 2029 will take place in Ljubljana! 🎉
Big congrats to the Warsaw team for hosting EPSA 2027 too!
@epsaphilsci.bsky.social @mmilkowski.bsky.social @hgreif.bsky.social
Big congrats to the Warsaw team for hosting EPSA 2027 too!
@epsaphilsci.bsky.social @mmilkowski.bsky.social @hgreif.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Excited to share that EPSA 2029 will take place in Ljubljana! 🎉
Big congrats to the Warsaw team for hosting EPSA 2027 too!
@epsaphilsci.bsky.social @mmilkowski.bsky.social @hgreif.bsky.social
Big congrats to the Warsaw team for hosting EPSA 2027 too!
@epsaphilsci.bsky.social @mmilkowski.bsky.social @hgreif.bsky.social
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She uses the bristled end of a deck brush on her back and hindquarters, using repeated place-and-pull motions. For more sensitive areas such as the belly flap, udder, and anal region, she switches to the stick end, using careful, repeated poke-and-lift movements. See video link: youtu.be/bAk4PFEuWKQ
Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow
YouTube video by Antonio Jose Osuna Mascaró
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January 19, 2026 at 4:09 PM
She uses the bristled end of a deck brush on her back and hindquarters, using repeated place-and-pull motions. For more sensitive areas such as the belly flap, udder, and anal region, she switches to the stick end, using careful, repeated poke-and-lift movements. See video link: youtu.be/bAk4PFEuWKQ
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2 year Postdoctoral Research Fellow opportunity at the University of St Andrews on my project "Aesthetic Values and the Social Dimensions of Science"
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#philosophy #philsci
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#philosophy #philsci
Research Fellow - AR3233
Research Fellow - AR3233,
Unit: Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies
Salary: Grade 6 / £38,784-£42,254 pa
Full time
Fixed term: 24 months,
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Application...
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk
January 7, 2026 at 7:31 PM
2 year Postdoctoral Research Fellow opportunity at the University of St Andrews on my project "Aesthetic Values and the Social Dimensions of Science"
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#philosophy #philsci
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#philosophy #philsci
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@boruttrpin.bsky.social and I have a new paper out in Philosophical Quarterly. We had both written on how inference to the best explanation could work with uncertain evidence. So we teamed up to test some suggestions for how to do that using computer simulations: academic.oup.com/pq/article/d...
Testing abductions from uncertain evidence
Abstract. Inference to the Best Explanation (IBE) is traditionally conceived of as a rule of inference, in which one infers to the hypothesis that provides
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December 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
@boruttrpin.bsky.social and I have a new paper out in Philosophical Quarterly. We had both written on how inference to the best explanation could work with uncertain evidence. So we teamed up to test some suggestions for how to do that using computer simulations: academic.oup.com/pq/article/d...
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Good news: The deadline for submissions to the EJPS TC “Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry”, which I’m co-editing with Borut Trpin, has been extended to March 1, 2026.
Please share with anyone who might be interested!
More info here: link.springer.com/collections/...
Please share with anyone who might be interested!
More info here: link.springer.com/collections/...
Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Addressing it requires an unprecedented level of collaboration and engagement between ...
link.springer.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Good news: The deadline for submissions to the EJPS TC “Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry”, which I’m co-editing with Borut Trpin, has been extended to March 1, 2026.
Please share with anyone who might be interested!
More info here: link.springer.com/collections/...
Please share with anyone who might be interested!
More info here: link.springer.com/collections/...
The deadline for the EJPS TC "Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry" which Gabriel Târziu and I are guest editing has been extended to
*March 1, 2026.*
Consider submitting a paper if your research fits our call and please share the info!
More info: link.springer.com/collections/...
*March 1, 2026.*
Consider submitting a paper if your research fits our call and please share the info!
More info: link.springer.com/collections/...
December 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The deadline for the EJPS TC "Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry" which Gabriel Târziu and I are guest editing has been extended to
*March 1, 2026.*
Consider submitting a paper if your research fits our call and please share the info!
More info: link.springer.com/collections/...
*March 1, 2026.*
Consider submitting a paper if your research fits our call and please share the info!
More info: link.springer.com/collections/...
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A funded PhD position in philosophy of science: AI in scientific problem solving. At @helsinki.fi @tint-philosophy.bsky.social #philsci jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Doctoral Researcher, Philosophy of science: AI in scientific problem solving
Doctoral Researcher, Philosophy of science: AI in scientific problem solving
jobs.helsinki.fi
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A funded PhD position in philosophy of science: AI in scientific problem solving. At @helsinki.fi @tint-philosophy.bsky.social #philsci jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Learned recently that Gerd Gigerenzer appears in a 1974 Volkswagen Golf ad - and with a banjo, no less!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxss...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxss...
Original TV ad for VW Golf with The Munich Beefeaters Dixieland Band
YouTube video by Thalia Gigerenzer
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November 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Learned recently that Gerd Gigerenzer appears in a 1974 Volkswagen Golf ad - and with a banjo, no less!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxss...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxss...
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The 2026 application round for the MA in Logic and Philosophy of Science at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social is now open. Please help us spread the word. www.philosophie.lmu.de/en/study/deg...
Master in Logic and Philosophy of Science
Our Master (MA) program in Logic and Philosophy of Science was founded in October 2012. It is an international MA program of the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Studies at L...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The 2026 application round for the MA in Logic and Philosophy of Science at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social is now open. Please help us spread the word. www.philosophie.lmu.de/en/study/deg...
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New on the Archive:
Sikimić, Vlasta (2025) Fair or Flawed? Rethinking Grant Review with Generative AI. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27232/
Sikimić, Vlasta (2025) Fair or Flawed? Rethinking Grant Review with Generative AI. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27232/
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
New on the Archive:
Sikimić, Vlasta (2025) Fair or Flawed? Rethinking Grant Review with Generative AI. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27232/
Sikimić, Vlasta (2025) Fair or Flawed? Rethinking Grant Review with Generative AI. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27232/
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What a successful kick-off of the PSA around the World - Eastern Europe! So many super interesting talks. Kudos to @tmarvan.bsky.social, @magdalenamalecka.bsky.social, @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social for such a great job at organizing it! Looking forward to the next one on 14 Nov.
Check out the schedule of the online conference PSA Around the World Eastern Europe (pm of Nov 6,14,22). A collaboration between @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it showcases #philsci from, about, and otherwise connected to the region. Wonderful names and titles, looking forward!
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November 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
What a successful kick-off of the PSA around the World - Eastern Europe! So many super interesting talks. Kudos to @tmarvan.bsky.social, @magdalenamalecka.bsky.social, @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social for such a great job at organizing it! Looking forward to the next one on 14 Nov.
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...
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 ...
philevents.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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...
Abstract submissions are open until January 1, 2026.
philevents.org/event/show/1...
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How to conceptualise research environments for transdisciplinary work? How do researchers negotiate such spaces, and with which implications for knowledge produced? @rosetrappes.bsky.social and I answered by proposing the idea of "multiplex research environments"! See: rdcu.be/eN8ie #philsci
Research in the multiplex: navigating tensions and opportunities in transdisciplinary environments
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November 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
How to conceptualise research environments for transdisciplinary work? How do researchers negotiate such spaces, and with which implications for knowledge produced? @rosetrappes.bsky.social and I answered by proposing the idea of "multiplex research environments"! See: rdcu.be/eN8ie #philsci
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If logic is your thing. Free download for two weeks
Nonmonotonic Logic
Cambridge Core - Logic - Nonmonotonic Logic
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October 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If logic is your thing. Free download for two weeks
Just published: Coherence as a Constraint on Scientific Inquiry, Synthese (with @martinjustin.bsky.social).
TL,DR: coherence considerations can be good or bad in scientific inquiry. Our paper suggests how to determine when it is the former rather than the latter.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
TL,DR: coherence considerations can be good or bad in scientific inquiry. Our paper suggests how to determine when it is the former rather than the latter.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Coherence as a constraint on scientific inquiry - Synthese
We investigate the epistemic role of coherence in scientific reasoning, focusing on its use as a heuristic for filtering evidence. Using a novel computational model based on Bayesian networks, we simulate agents who update their beliefs under varying levels of noise and bias. Some agents treat reductions in coherence as higher-order evidence and interpret such drops as signals that something has gone epistemically awry, even when the source of error is unclear. Our results show that this strategy can improve belief accuracy in noisy environments but tends to mislead when evidence is systematically biased. We explore the implications for the rationality of coherence-based reasoning in science.
link.springer.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Just published: Coherence as a Constraint on Scientific Inquiry, Synthese (with @martinjustin.bsky.social).
TL,DR: coherence considerations can be good or bad in scientific inquiry. Our paper suggests how to determine when it is the former rather than the latter.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
TL,DR: coherence considerations can be good or bad in scientific inquiry. Our paper suggests how to determine when it is the former rather than the latter.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Quick reminder: the deadline for submissions to the EJPS TC “Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry”, which I’m co-editing with @boruttrpin.bsky.social, is December 1, 2025.
Please share with anyone who might be interested!
More info here: link.springer.com/collections/...
Please share with anyone who might be interested!
More info here: link.springer.com/collections/...
Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Addressing it requires an unprecedented level of collaboration and engagement between ...
link.springer.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Quick reminder: the deadline for submissions to the EJPS TC “Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry”, which I’m co-editing with @boruttrpin.bsky.social, is December 1, 2025.
Please share with anyone who might be interested!
More info here: link.springer.com/collections/...
Please share with anyone who might be interested!
More info here: link.springer.com/collections/...
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A weirdly underappreciated problem about Inference to the Best Explanation is how it can handle uncertain evidence. This new paper, now forthcoming in Philosophy of Science, proposes a strategy for doing that (and argues that Einstein may have used it). #philsky #philsci
doi.org/10.1017/psa....
doi.org/10.1017/psa....
Inferring to the Best Explanation from Uncertain Evidence | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core
Inferring to the Best Explanation from Uncertain Evidence
doi.org
September 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A weirdly underappreciated problem about Inference to the Best Explanation is how it can handle uncertain evidence. This new paper, now forthcoming in Philosophy of Science, proposes a strategy for doing that (and argues that Einstein may have used it). #philsky #philsci
doi.org/10.1017/psa....
doi.org/10.1017/psa....
Our paper "Coherence as a Constraint on Scientific Inquiry" (with @martinjustin.bsky.social), has just been accepted in Synthese.
We model when treating drops in coherence as higher-order evidence helps (noisy settings) vs. misleads (biased evidence).
Preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26685/
We model when treating drops in coherence as higher-order evidence helps (noisy settings) vs. misleads (biased evidence).
Preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26685/
Coherence as a Constraint on Scientific Inquiry - PhilSci-Archive
philsci-archive.pitt.edu
September 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Our paper "Coherence as a Constraint on Scientific Inquiry" (with @martinjustin.bsky.social), has just been accepted in Synthese.
We model when treating drops in coherence as higher-order evidence helps (noisy settings) vs. misleads (biased evidence).
Preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26685/
We model when treating drops in coherence as higher-order evidence helps (noisy settings) vs. misleads (biased evidence).
Preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26685/
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Don't forget to register for PSA Around the World 2025! This year spotlights Eastern & Central Europe 🌍
📅 The conference will take place:
Thu, Nov 6 (3–6:15pm CET)
Fri, Nov 14 (3–6:15pm CET)
Sat, Nov 22 (3–6:30pm CET)
🔗 Register here:
📅 The conference will take place:
Thu, Nov 6 (3–6:15pm CET)
Fri, Nov 14 (3–6:15pm CET)
Sat, Nov 22 (3–6:30pm CET)
🔗 Register here:
Philosophy of Science Association
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September 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Don't forget to register for PSA Around the World 2025! This year spotlights Eastern & Central Europe 🌍
📅 The conference will take place:
Thu, Nov 6 (3–6:15pm CET)
Fri, Nov 14 (3–6:15pm CET)
Sat, Nov 22 (3–6:30pm CET)
🔗 Register here:
📅 The conference will take place:
Thu, Nov 6 (3–6:15pm CET)
Fri, Nov 14 (3–6:15pm CET)
Sat, Nov 22 (3–6:30pm CET)
🔗 Register here:
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Just registered for PSA Around the World Eastern Europe. Hope you do too! Organised by @philsci.bsky.social with @eenphilsci.bsky.social this online conference over three afternoons in November covers the past and the present of #philsci in Eastern n Central Europe (where it arguably started!)
PSA Around the World 2025 - Philosophy of Science Association
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August 31, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Just registered for PSA Around the World Eastern Europe. Hope you do too! Organised by @philsci.bsky.social with @eenphilsci.bsky.social this online conference over three afternoons in November covers the past and the present of #philsci in Eastern n Central Europe (where it arguably started!)
Gabriel (@gabrieltarziu.bsky.social) and I are guest editing a topical collection for EJPS on Understanding Climate Change. Submissions on the epistemology of climate science, policy, and public reasoning are welcome.
Deadline: 1 Dec 2025 → link.springer.com/collections/...
Deadline: 1 Dec 2025 → link.springer.com/collections/...
Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Addressing it requires an unprecedented level of collaboration and engagement between ...
link.springer.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Gabriel (@gabrieltarziu.bsky.social) and I are guest editing a topical collection for EJPS on Understanding Climate Change. Submissions on the epistemology of climate science, policy, and public reasoning are welcome.
Deadline: 1 Dec 2025 → link.springer.com/collections/...
Deadline: 1 Dec 2025 → link.springer.com/collections/...
During my PhD, I raised an objection to Jeffrey conditionalisation (Phil Studies). Andrew Doppenberg has now published an excellent reply that defends JC. It’s gratifying to see the debate continue, even when critical of my old work - and reassuring that JC remains robust.
doi.org/10.1007/s110...
doi.org/10.1007/s110...
Jeffrey conditionalization: against caution - Philosophical Studies
Borut Trpin has raised a novel objection to Jeffrey conditionalization (JC). He argues that JC can lead to increasing confidence in a false hypothesis, based on non-misleading observations. But I show...
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August 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
During my PhD, I raised an objection to Jeffrey conditionalisation (Phil Studies). Andrew Doppenberg has now published an excellent reply that defends JC. It’s gratifying to see the debate continue, even when critical of my old work - and reassuring that JC remains robust.
doi.org/10.1007/s110...
doi.org/10.1007/s110...