The Circle
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How science and philosophy developed together in history. New research and initiatives. Updates from Lydia Patton and collaborators.
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📣 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
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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...
EXTENDED DEADLINE - Towards Comparative Philosophy of Science (Special Issue of the Journal for General Philosophy of Science)
CALL FOR PAPERS: Towards Comparative Philosophy of Science (Special Issue of the Journal for General Philosophy of Science)
Guest editors: Simon Lohse (Nijmegen) & Karim Bschir (St....
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April 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
📣 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...
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...
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My paper, “Keynes, Wittgenstein, and Probability in the Tractatus“, has now been published online in HOPOS. I compare Keynes and Wittgenstein’s views on probability and put them in the context of the intellectual milieu of turn of the century Cambridge
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Keynes, Wittgenstein, and Probability in the Tractatus | HOPOS: The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science
It has been questioned why Wittgenstein wrote a significant amount on the foundations of probability in the Tractatus. In this article, I answer this question by claiming that the primary aim of Wittg...
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March 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My paper, “Keynes, Wittgenstein, and Probability in the Tractatus“, has now been published online in HOPOS. I compare Keynes and Wittgenstein’s views on probability and put them in the context of the intellectual milieu of turn of the century Cambridge
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Some Sunday evening reading from the BJPS Review of Books:
Inference and Representation
— Mauricio Suárez
Reviewed by James Nguyen
Read it here: www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky
Inference and Representation
— Mauricio Suárez
Reviewed by James Nguyen
Read it here: www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky
Mauricio Suárez, Inference and Representation | BJPS Review of Books
James Nguyen reviews Inference and Representation, by Mauricio Suárez
www.thebsps.org
March 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Some Sunday evening reading from the BJPS Review of Books:
Inference and Representation
— Mauricio Suárez
Reviewed by James Nguyen
Read it here: www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky
Inference and Representation
— Mauricio Suárez
Reviewed by James Nguyen
Read it here: www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky
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I regret to information the Bluesky philosophy community that Michael Friedman, noted philosopher of science and ground-breaking historian of Kant, neo-Kantianism, and logical positivism has died. May his memory be a blessing. #philsci
March 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I regret to information the Bluesky philosophy community that Michael Friedman, noted philosopher of science and ground-breaking historian of Kant, neo-Kantianism, and logical positivism has died. May his memory be a blessing. #philsci
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Sad news. I interacted with Prof. Friedman only twice, but he and his work had a profound effect for which I am forever grateful. An intellectual hero.
I regret to information the Bluesky philosophy community that Michael Friedman, noted philosopher of science and ground-breaking historian of Kant, neo-Kantianism, and logical positivism has died. May his memory be a blessing. #philsci
March 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Sad news. I interacted with Prof. Friedman only twice, but he and his work had a profound effect for which I am forever grateful. An intellectual hero.
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Latest #HOPOS: Jean-Paul Cauvin evaluates Gilles-Gaston Granger's (1920–2016) reception of Jean Cavaillès (1903–44).
Cauvin argues that "Cavaillès and Granger share three interrelated commitments" about mathematics and its history.
Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
#hps #philsky
Cauvin argues that "Cavaillès and Granger share three interrelated commitments" about mathematics and its history.
Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
#hps #philsky
March 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Latest #HOPOS: Jean-Paul Cauvin evaluates Gilles-Gaston Granger's (1920–2016) reception of Jean Cavaillès (1903–44).
Cauvin argues that "Cavaillès and Granger share three interrelated commitments" about mathematics and its history.
Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
#hps #philsky
Cauvin argues that "Cavaillès and Granger share three interrelated commitments" about mathematics and its history.
Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
#hps #philsky
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Post-doc in medieval studies at the University of Vienna, beginning September 2025, base salary of about 5K euros/month "for a period of 6 years." Research or habilitation proposals in English or German due by April 9th. #medievalsky
New job:
University Assistant (Postdoctoral) in Medieval History
University of Vienna
www.h-net.org/jobs/job_displa...
University Assistant (Postdoctoral) in Medieval History
University of Vienna
www.h-net.org/jobs/job_displa...
www.h-net.org
March 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Post-doc in medieval studies at the University of Vienna, beginning September 2025, base salary of about 5K euros/month "for a period of 6 years." Research or habilitation proposals in English or German due by April 9th. #medievalsky
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Stuart Elden, “Alexandre Koyré and the Collège de France“, History of European Ideas, Vol 51 No 2, 276-89, 2025.
This has been online first for a while, but has now appeared in an issue. Available open access.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This has been online first for a while, but has now appeared in an issue. Available open access.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Alexandre Koyré and the Collège de France
This article discusses an important moment in the career of Alexandre Koyré, and the history of philosophy in France. It looks at the 1951 election of a successor to Étienne Gilson at the Collège d...
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March 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Stuart Elden, “Alexandre Koyré and the Collège de France“, History of European Ideas, Vol 51 No 2, 276-89, 2025.
This has been online first for a while, but has now appeared in an issue. Available open access.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This has been online first for a while, but has now appeared in an issue. Available open access.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Our Radium Age #scifi series expands the science fiction canon, highlighting overlooked voices—including many female authors. Here’s a roundup of their visionary works:
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March 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Our Radium Age #scifi series expands the science fiction canon, highlighting overlooked voices—including many female authors. Here’s a roundup of their visionary works:
New from @degruyterbrill.bsky.social: American Philosophy and the Intellectual Migration, edited by Sander Verhaegh. #openaccess #philsky #hopos #hps
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
American Philosophy and the Intellectual Migration
How did immigrant scholars such as Rudolf Carnap, Max Horkheimer, and Alfred Schütz influence the development of American philosophy? Why was the U.S. community more receptive to logical empiricism th...
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March 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
New from @degruyterbrill.bsky.social: American Philosophy and the Intellectual Migration, edited by Sander Verhaegh. #openaccess #philsky #hopos #hps
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
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Here's an interview with me for the "Always Choose Orange" podcast about the creative process behind making the podcast:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgb3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgb3...
Peter Adamson || How He Built the History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps Podcast
YouTube video by Always Choose Orange
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February 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Here's an interview with me for the "Always Choose Orange" podcast about the creative process behind making the podcast:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgb3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgb3...
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A quick note to say that if you'd like to receive the Center's newsletter or connect w/an interest group that runs each term, sign up here: https://buff.ly/4aDrSmu
Interest groups include biology, early modern, foundations, & social/behavioral sciences & are hybrid meetings. #philsci
Interest groups include biology, early modern, foundations, & social/behavioral sciences & are hybrid meetings. #philsci
February 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A quick note to say that if you'd like to receive the Center's newsletter or connect w/an interest group that runs each term, sign up here: https://buff.ly/4aDrSmu
Interest groups include biology, early modern, foundations, & social/behavioral sciences & are hybrid meetings. #philsci
Interest groups include biology, early modern, foundations, & social/behavioral sciences & are hybrid meetings. #philsci
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Oooo, it exists in the world!
February 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Oooo, it exists in the world!
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This Friday 10-11 at #AAASmtg a fantastic session on "The Value of History & Philosophy of Science for a Strong Scientific Ecosystem"
with talks by @hanneand.bsky.social @mjacquart.bsky.social @williamthomas.bsky.social
Moderated by Evelynn Hammonds #HPS
with talks by @hanneand.bsky.social @mjacquart.bsky.social @williamthomas.bsky.social
Moderated by Evelynn Hammonds #HPS
February 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This Friday 10-11 at #AAASmtg a fantastic session on "The Value of History & Philosophy of Science for a Strong Scientific Ecosystem"
with talks by @hanneand.bsky.social @mjacquart.bsky.social @williamthomas.bsky.social
Moderated by Evelynn Hammonds #HPS
with talks by @hanneand.bsky.social @mjacquart.bsky.social @williamthomas.bsky.social
Moderated by Evelynn Hammonds #HPS
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Submit a manuscript proposal for the series History of Philosophy and Science at De Gruyter Press.
blog.degruyter.com/call-for-man...
#HPS #histsci
blog.degruyter.com/call-for-man...
#HPS #histsci
Call for Manuscripts: History of Philosophy and Science - De Gruyter Conversations
We are looking for English-language manuscripts on the history of the engagement between philosophy and science.
blog.degruyter.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Here is the Turing centenary conference we organized at BU's Center for Philosophy & History of Science when I was director:
www.bu.edu/cphs/colloqu...
& the Boston Studies volume Juliet & I edited from conference referenced below:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #philsky #HPS 🏳️🌈
www.bu.edu/cphs/colloqu...
& the Boston Studies volume Juliet & I edited from conference referenced below:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #philsky #HPS 🏳️🌈
February 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Here is the Turing centenary conference we organized at BU's Center for Philosophy & History of Science when I was director:
www.bu.edu/cphs/colloqu...
& the Boston Studies volume Juliet & I edited from conference referenced below:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #philsky #HPS 🏳️🌈
www.bu.edu/cphs/colloqu...
& the Boston Studies volume Juliet & I edited from conference referenced below:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #philsky #HPS 🏳️🌈
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Very excited to share that @apotochnik.bsky.social and my element on Public Engagement with Science is out (+ open-access)) I'm really proud of this work of ours. It puts in writing much of the work + thinking done over the last several years @ucpews.bsky.social... www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Public Engagement with Science
Cambridge Core - Life Science Professional Development - Public Engagement with Science
www.cambridge.org
January 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Very excited to share that @apotochnik.bsky.social and my element on Public Engagement with Science is out (+ open-access)) I'm really proud of this work of ours. It puts in writing much of the work + thinking done over the last several years @ucpews.bsky.social... www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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We are very excited to start the new series De Gruyter History of #Philosophy and #Science with this #OpenAccess volume - and find the hauting relevance of the topic these days not necessarily a pleasant surprise. www.degruyter.com/do...
January 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We are very excited to start the new series De Gruyter History of #Philosophy and #Science with this #OpenAccess volume - and find the hauting relevance of the topic these days not necessarily a pleasant surprise. www.degruyter.com/do...
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Public Engagement with Science: Defining the Project, by @mjacquart.bsky.social and me, is due out in a month from @cambridgeup.bsky.social! Open access, freely available online. #scicomm #sciengage #philsci #science
Public Engagement with Science
Cambridge Core - Environmental Policy, Economics and Law - Public Engagement with Science
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January 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Public Engagement with Science: Defining the Project, by @mjacquart.bsky.social and me, is due out in a month from @cambridgeup.bsky.social! Open access, freely available online. #scicomm #sciengage #philsci #science
Panel at the APA Eastern on "History and Philosophy of Science: The Direction of the Field".
Saturday January 11 from 11 am to 1 pm.
The goal is to trace how the field has developed and host a broader discussion of current and future trends, including with the audience. See you there!
Saturday January 11 from 11 am to 1 pm.
The goal is to trace how the field has developed and host a broader discussion of current and future trends, including with the audience. See you there!
January 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Panel at the APA Eastern on "History and Philosophy of Science: The Direction of the Field".
Saturday January 11 from 11 am to 1 pm.
The goal is to trace how the field has developed and host a broader discussion of current and future trends, including with the audience. See you there!
Saturday January 11 from 11 am to 1 pm.
The goal is to trace how the field has developed and host a broader discussion of current and future trends, including with the audience. See you there!
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Don't miss these sessions today at the APA Eastern!
The @apaphilosophy.bsky.social APA Eastern Division is in New York, Sheraton Times Square.
We'll post sessions of interest to #HOPOS and #HPS researchers. Feel free to post below.
First up: Wednesday, January 8, 4-6 PM.
Invited Symposium on Philosophy of the Geosciences.
We'll post sessions of interest to #HOPOS and #HPS researchers. Feel free to post below.
First up: Wednesday, January 8, 4-6 PM.
Invited Symposium on Philosophy of the Geosciences.
January 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Don't miss these sessions today at the APA Eastern!
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Oh look, a DH Librarian position at Yale Library! (Not remote.)
I've got nothing to do with the job or search, but could answer questions about working at Yale and in the Library.
sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
I've got nothing to do with the job or search, but could answer questions about working at Yale and in the Library.
sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
Digital Humanities Librarian - Yale University - Job Details
Job Details: A job opportunity at Yale University
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October 18, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Oh look, a DH Librarian position at Yale Library! (Not remote.)
I've got nothing to do with the job or search, but could answer questions about working at Yale and in the Library.
sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
I've got nothing to do with the job or search, but could answer questions about working at Yale and in the Library.
sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
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this is the main bluesky advice tbh
If you are seeing a lot of posts you don’t like, unfollow those people and follow other people.
October 18, 2024 at 4:23 PM
this is the main bluesky advice tbh
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Second one in general philosophy of science. #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/27330
Assistant / Associate / Full Professor, University of Pittsburgh
- PhilJobs:JFP
Assistant / Associate / Full Professor, University of Pittsburgh
An international database of jobs for philosophers
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October 18, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Second one in general philosophy of science. #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/27330
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Marie Curie didn't necessarily aim to hire women in her lab, but she didn't have anything AGAINST women, and so ended up creating a network of more than 45 women trainees who changed (and are still changing) the course of science. By @clarakm.bsky.social with Dava Sobel on her new book 🧪
The Untold Story of Marie Curie’s Network of Female Scientists
Marie Curie is well known for her chemistry achievements but less so for helping other women succeed in science
www.scientificamerican.com
October 18, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Marie Curie didn't necessarily aim to hire women in her lab, but she didn't have anything AGAINST women, and so ended up creating a network of more than 45 women trainees who changed (and are still changing) the course of science. By @clarakm.bsky.social with Dava Sobel on her new book 🧪