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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 · 23d
Registration is open for this event 16-17 March @royalsociety.org with programme (titles and abstracts) available online: royalsociety.org/science-even.... In person and online.

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 6d
Many thanks to *you* Daian for your attentive and nuanced engagement with this topic. Truly impressive to see a PhD thesis that - rather than going usually modular in chapters structure - takes on a very difficult philosophical task and carries it through chapter by chapter with analytical rigor. 👏👏

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 6d
Many congrats to Dr @daianbica.bsky.social for a brilliant PhD defence of a fascinating PhD thesis on Perspectival realism and a Perspectival account of Lewis’s Best System Analysis of laws — in the words of Daian’s intro ‘friends of epistemic humility, let us all unite!’ 👏👏

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 12d
Bas van Fraassen has won the 2026 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy
Bas van Fraassen Wins Schock Prize - Daily Nous
Bastiaan "Bas" van Fraassen, professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University, has been awarded the 2026 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy. The Schock Prizes are bestowed by the Royal ...
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 12d
Many thanks to my excellent colleague Suilin Lavelle for organising a stimulating cross-disciplinary workshop @schoolofppls.bsky.social on Scientific Pluralism and Majority World Psychology.

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 13d
Lecture under way @schoolofppls.bsky.social by Dr Adetula on the need to go beyond Western epistemology in psychological research and include African perspectives. Thanks to the School DEI committee for organising this cross-disciplinary event.

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 16d
If you work on #food systems and #climate, do consider submitting to this call for input by the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate and Human Rights. Deadline end of January. And welcome to BlueSky 👋 Elisa Morgera. Kudos to her and all UN rapporteurs working under increasingly difficult conditions.
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📣 A couple of weeks left to contribute to my call for inputs on #Food systems including #ocean, #ClimateChange #HumanRights #CarbonMarkets

And many sincere thanks for all the contributions that have been made so far 🙏

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Peter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 17d
We're really excited to have Richard deliver our second annual Daniel C. Dennett lecture in Culture and Technology at Northeastern University London

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@nulondonphilos.bsky.social

More info/registration (online and in-person) here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-daniel...

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unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social · 18d
📣 A couple of weeks left to contribute to my call for inputs on #Food systems including #ocean, #ClimateChange #HumanRights #CarbonMarkets

And many sincere thanks for all the contributions that have been made so far 🙏

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 19d
First international congress of the Chilean Society for Philosophy of Science starts tomorrow in Valparaíso. So grateful to the colleagues for the invitation to give the first plenary of this amazing new initiative. Among the barrage of dreadful news, it is heartening to see initiatives such as this
SOCHIFIC26_Valparaiso | sochific
www.sochific.cl

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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 21d
Final 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
@philsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social
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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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 23d
Thank you so much Philip. Look forward to seeing you soon.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 28d
Bit of good news - the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement, which protects marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, comes into force on 17 January. It has 145 signatories (although the US has not signed up)
economist.com/internationa...
A half-planet-size gap in global governance is about to get plugged
A new treaty offers hope of curbing the destruction of the oceans
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · Dec 25
Merry Christmas to you and family all, Aidan.

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · Dec 25
Many congrats Aidan!

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · Dec 21
Many congratulations Shannon. Brilliant news and a well-deserved recognition for your work.

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · Dec 21
Many congrats Lisa! 🎊🎊🎊

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Huw Price @huwprice.bsky.social · Dec 19
Excellent opportunity at @rotmanphilosophy.bsky.social #philsci #sts
danlizotte.bsky.social Dan Lizotte @danlizotte.bsky.social · Dec 19
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
www.uwo.ca

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · Dec 19
#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 · Dec 19
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 · Dec 19
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 · Dec 19
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 · Dec 17
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
@philsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social
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 · Dec 16
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 · Dec 14
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 · Dec 12
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 · Dec 11
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 · Dec 11
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 · Dec 5
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 · Dec 3
Huge congrats to James!!

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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · Dec 3
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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