Elena Popa
@elenapopaphi.bsky.social
Philosopher working on causality and causal reasoning, science and values, philosophy of medicine. Ramón y Cajal fellow at the Department of Philosophy, Logic, and Philosophy of Science, University of Seville. https://philpeople.org/profiles/elena-popa
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Elena Popa
@elenapopaphi.bsky.social
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Medical Cosmopolitanism
AbstractMedical cosmopolitanism has been introduced partly as a response to the shortcomings of evidence-based medicine. This chapter describes the main te
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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Medicine is out. My contributed chapter is on medical cosmopolitanism as a way of moving past the shortcomings of evidence-based medicine and defend it against charges of relativism and insufficiently specifying evidence standards academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
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My Element on science denial is free to download until December 1st! Get it for free while you can!
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Science Denial
Cambridge Core - Philosophy: General Interest - Science Denial
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November 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My Element on science denial is free to download until December 1st! Get it for free while you can!
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
I am happy to be part of the organization of the next Causality in the Sciences conference in Sevilla, focusing on cases from medicine. Mark your calendars for October 8-9th 2026. Deadline for abstract submission: March 8th. More details here: eventos.us.es/142286/secti...
Causality and Causal Inference in Medicine (CauseMed)
This conference aims to bring together current research dealing with causality and inferential practices in the health sciences, broadly construed, welcoming philosophical, methodological, and scienti...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I am happy to be part of the organization of the next Causality in the Sciences conference in Sevilla, focusing on cases from medicine. Mark your calendars for October 8-9th 2026. Deadline for abstract submission: March 8th. More details here: eventos.us.es/142286/secti...
Happy to be part of this workshop as part of a research visit and develop previous work on trust in public health thanks to support from FCT grant. In my talk I will explore the epistemic harms of (often warranted) distrust in science and ways of ameliorating them. ifilnova.pt/en/events/di...
Dimensions of trust in Science and Scientific Communication
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November 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Happy to be part of this workshop as part of a research visit and develop previous work on trust in public health thanks to support from FCT grant. In my talk I will explore the epistemic harms of (often warranted) distrust in science and ways of ameliorating them. ifilnova.pt/en/events/di...
Looking forward to the upcoming PSA around the world, where I will be presenting joint work on trust in science and scientific understanding applied to the Ai context.
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!
www.philsci.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Looking forward to the upcoming PSA around the world, where I will be presenting joint work on trust in science and scientific understanding applied to the Ai context.
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Medicine is out. My contributed chapter is on medical cosmopolitanism as a way of moving past the shortcomings of evidence-based medicine and defend it against charges of relativism and insufficiently specifying evidence standards academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
Medical Cosmopolitanism
AbstractMedical cosmopolitanism has been introduced partly as a response to the shortcomings of evidence-based medicine. This chapter describes the main te
academic.oup.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Medicine is out. My contributed chapter is on medical cosmopolitanism as a way of moving past the shortcomings of evidence-based medicine and defend it against charges of relativism and insufficiently specifying evidence standards academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
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Very pleased to have this piece out with the fab @notesfrompoland.bsky.social, on the remarkable rise of participatory budgeting in contemporary Poland.
Poland has become a global leader in participatory budgeting, through which local residents decide how some public money is spent.
Over half of all such schemes in Europe are found in Poland, and they are quietly transforming its cities, towns and villages, writes Callum MacRae.
Over half of all such schemes in Europe are found in Poland, and they are quietly transforming its cities, towns and villages, writes Callum MacRae.
Citizens’ budgets are quietly transforming Poland's cities, towns and villages - and leading the way in Europe
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September 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Very pleased to have this piece out with the fab @notesfrompoland.bsky.social, on the remarkable rise of participatory budgeting in contemporary Poland.
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A quick reminder to all those who care about open research to consider joining us for the FOR2026 Conference in the Future of Open Research at the Technical University of Munich in May 4-6, 2026! Deadline for paper and poster proposals: 30 September
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FOR 2026 Conference – A Philosophy of Open Science for Diverse Research Environments
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September 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A quick reminder to all those who care about open research to consider joining us for the FOR2026 Conference in the Future of Open Research at the Technical University of Munich in May 4-6, 2026! Deadline for paper and poster proposals: 30 September
opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con...
opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con...
Another post by Richard David-Rus in the series on the beginnings of EENPS and doing philosophy of science in Central and Eastern Europe. @eenphilsci.bsky.social eenps.weebly.com/history-and-...
History and motivations
How It All Started In the spring of 2015, the Steering Committee (SC) of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) announced for the first time 13 fellowships for junior scholars from...
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September 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Another post by Richard David-Rus in the series on the beginnings of EENPS and doing philosophy of science in Central and Eastern Europe. @eenphilsci.bsky.social eenps.weebly.com/history-and-...
And off to ESPP in Warsaw today. I will be presenting on Wednesday exploring questions of culture, context and pluralism in psychiatry I have been working on but this time in connection to psychotherapy and the role of lay health workers. espp2025.ifispan.edu.pl/programme
September 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
And off to ESPP in Warsaw today. I will be presenting on Wednesday exploring questions of culture, context and pluralism in psychiatry I have been working on but this time in connection to psychotherapy and the role of lay health workers. espp2025.ifispan.edu.pl/programme
Off to EPSA tomorrow. Looking forward to the talks and to presenting on Friday. I will be exploring a mechanistic ontology (particularly activities) for the purposes of specifying causal links between psychological or social variables and health outcomes. philsci.eu/EPSA25/Progr...
European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) - EPSA25 - Programme
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August 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Off to EPSA tomorrow. Looking forward to the talks and to presenting on Friday. I will be exploring a mechanistic ontology (particularly activities) for the purposes of specifying causal links between psychological or social variables and health outcomes. philsci.eu/EPSA25/Progr...
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Online Seminar Series on Feminist Philosophy of Climate Change, organized by @juliejebeile.bsky.social & others ⤵️
femphiloclimate.ch/events/
#philsci ⚒️
femphiloclimate.ch/events/
#philsci ⚒️
August 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Online Seminar Series on Feminist Philosophy of Climate Change, organized by @juliejebeile.bsky.social & others ⤵️
femphiloclimate.ch/events/
#philsci ⚒️
femphiloclimate.ch/events/
#philsci ⚒️
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Planning ahead for summer 2026? Don’t miss the EPIC Summer School in Bertinoro (Italy)! Details and a link to apply here: epistemicinjusticein... #EpistemicInjustice #philsky #MedHum
July 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Planning ahead for summer 2026? Don’t miss the EPIC Summer School in Bertinoro (Italy)! Details and a link to apply here: epistemicinjusticein... #EpistemicInjustice #philsky #MedHum
Looking forward to attending this workshop tomorrow. Will be presenting on the question of objectivity and variable choice in causal models, bringing forward a notion of objectivity drawing on pragmatism and feminist philosophy of science sites.google.com/view/feminis...
Workshop: Feminist Philosophy of Science - Program
Program
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July 13, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Looking forward to attending this workshop tomorrow. Will be presenting on the question of objectivity and variable choice in causal models, bringing forward a notion of objectivity drawing on pragmatism and feminist philosophy of science sites.google.com/view/feminis...
And the latest update.
July 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
And the latest update.
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Thanks to @elenapopaphi.bsky.social and @saulperez for giving another inspiring talk at the @epsaphilsci.bsky.social junior scholar series about opportunities for post-doc careers!🎓
July 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Thanks to @elenapopaphi.bsky.social and @saulperez for giving another inspiring talk at the @epsaphilsci.bsky.social junior scholar series about opportunities for post-doc careers!🎓
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Save the dates of 18-19th of September 2026 for the 6th Biennial EENPS Conference at the University of Bucharest!!!
Please expect a call for abstracts in autumn 2025 with submissions due likely in winter 2026!
eenps.weebly.com/eenps-2026.h...
Please expect a call for abstracts in autumn 2025 with submissions due likely in winter 2026!
eenps.weebly.com/eenps-2026.h...
July 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Save the dates of 18-19th of September 2026 for the 6th Biennial EENPS Conference at the University of Bucharest!!!
Please expect a call for abstracts in autumn 2025 with submissions due likely in winter 2026!
eenps.weebly.com/eenps-2026.h...
Please expect a call for abstracts in autumn 2025 with submissions due likely in winter 2026!
eenps.weebly.com/eenps-2026.h...
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New on the #projectEPIC blog today is a post from @elenapopaphi.bsky.social about her talk as part of the “Epistemic Injustice in Healthcare” pre-conference in Lisbon. Check it out!
epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/07/epis...
#epistemicinjustice #healthcare
epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/07/epis...
#epistemicinjustice #healthcare
Epistemic Trust Injustice and Distrust in Public Health: Amelioration Strategies
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July 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
New on the #projectEPIC blog today is a post from @elenapopaphi.bsky.social about her talk as part of the “Epistemic Injustice in Healthcare” pre-conference in Lisbon. Check it out!
epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/07/epis...
#epistemicinjustice #healthcare
epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/07/epis...
#epistemicinjustice #healthcare
Stay tuned for more accounts on doing philosophy in Eastern Europe and on the activities of the network.
I am currently chairing a network very close to my heart, namely the Eastern European Network for Philosophy of Science. It finally has an account here @eenphilsci.bsky.social. To start here's a moving piece by a Bulgarian philosopher and a founding member Lilia Gurova on how it all began.
History and motivations
How It All Started In the spring of 2015, the Steering Committee (SC) of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) announced for the first time 13 fellowships for junior scholars from...
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June 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Stay tuned for more accounts on doing philosophy in Eastern Europe and on the activities of the network.
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The East European Network for Philosophy of Science (EENPS) is pleased to announce the relaunch of its Mentorship Scheme for Early Career Scholars! 🥳🔥
More info👇
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#philsci
More info👇
eenps.weebly.com/mentorship.h...
#philsci
June 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The East European Network for Philosophy of Science (EENPS) is pleased to announce the relaunch of its Mentorship Scheme for Early Career Scholars! 🥳🔥
More info👇
eenps.weebly.com/mentorship.h...
#philsci
More info👇
eenps.weebly.com/mentorship.h...
#philsci
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Call-for-papers: Hypatia Special Issue on Feminist Philosophy of Mind
Guest Editors: Gloria Andrada and Carolina Flores
Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026
Details and links to submit on the website:
Guest Editors: Gloria Andrada and Carolina Flores
Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026
Details and links to submit on the website:
Call-for-papers: Hypatia Special Issue on Feminist Philosophy of Mind - hypatia
Guest Editors: Gloria Andrada and Carolina Flores This special issue focuses on feminist philosophy of mind and cognitive science. It will offer novel perspectives on long-standing questions such as t...
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June 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Call-for-papers: Hypatia Special Issue on Feminist Philosophy of Mind
Guest Editors: Gloria Andrada and Carolina Flores
Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026
Details and links to submit on the website:
Guest Editors: Gloria Andrada and Carolina Flores
Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026
Details and links to submit on the website:
Looking forward to attending my first STS conference here and to giving a commentary in one of the panels: stsitalia.org/news/10th-st...
10th STS Italia Conference – Technoscience for Good is about to start - STS Italia
📍 The conference will take place from June 11th to June 13th at the Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, our hosting institution.🕣 Registration opens
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June 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Looking forward to attending my first STS conference here and to giving a commentary in one of the panels: stsitalia.org/news/10th-st...
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It was such a great conference, thank you, @mapsproject.bsky.social team!
June 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It was such a great conference, thank you, @mapsproject.bsky.social team!
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It just started!! Thanks for the Welcoming Remarks to Philippe van Basshuysen and @elenapopaphi.bsky.social talk on "Performativity and Population Health Science" #MAPS2025
June 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
It just started!! Thanks for the Welcoming Remarks to Philippe van Basshuysen and @elenapopaphi.bsky.social talk on "Performativity and Population Health Science" #MAPS2025
Looking forward to presenting here tomorrow. I will explore performativity in the context of population health, focusing on how individual vs population-based framing are suited for the purpose of improving overall health.
We are pleased to invite you to the MAPS Symposium, taking place on June 4 and 5, 2025, at Koniglicher Pferdestall. Attendance is free and open to all. We have a great lineup! Join us for two days of engaging discussions and critical reflections.
June 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Looking forward to presenting here tomorrow. I will explore performativity in the context of population health, focusing on how individual vs population-based framing are suited for the purpose of improving overall health.
Will be presenting co-authored work with Jay Zameska at this year's International Roundtable for Philosophy of Medicine. We try to link work on causality, social determinants of health, and public health ethics with particular attention to distributive and relational justice requirements:
International Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable & Peter Sowerby Philosophy & Medicine Anniversary lecture — Philosophy & Medicine
The International Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable (IPMR) is an open group of philosophers, clinicians, epidemiologists, social scientists, statisticians, bioethicists, and anyone else with an inte...
www.philosophyandmedicine.org
May 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Will be presenting co-authored work with Jay Zameska at this year's International Roundtable for Philosophy of Medicine. We try to link work on causality, social determinants of health, and public health ethics with particular attention to distributive and relational justice requirements: