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Olivier Sartenaer
@osartenaer.bsky.social
Philosopher of science at UNamur (Belgium).
Philpeople page: philpeople.org/profiles/olivier-sartenaer
Article paru ce jour dans (le quotidien belge) Le Soir.

J'y défends que, face aux pseudosciences, l'éducation à l'esprit critique ne suffit plus.

@gmilgram.bsky.social (Merci !)
@acermendax.bsky.social
@vincentflibustier.bsky.social

#Pseudosciences #Espritcritique

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Pseudosciences et charlatans : la lutte inégale
Les pseudosciences prospèrent comme la malbouffe : nos environnements « bullshitogènes » favorisent leur essor malgré nos efforts critiques. Lutter efficacement exige, au-delà de l’éducation, de régul...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Reposted by Olivier Sartenaer
Huzzah! The PhilSci preprint archive for #philsci papers is finally on Bsky! Give them a follow to keep up with latest work in field ⬇️
@philsci-archive.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I'm thrilled to announce the recent foundation of SPiN, a new research center in philosophy of science at #UNamur (Belgium).

SPiN brings together 4 (recently) tenured philosophers (Thibault De Meyer, @ferrydanini.bsky.social, Gaëlle Pontarotti and myself) as well as 10 researchers.

#philsci
October 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Call for paper - Conference on Diachronic Emergence - May 12-13, 2025, UNamur (Belgium)

Invited speakers:
- Karen Crowther
- Samuel Fletcher
- Timothy O’Connor
- Erica Onnis
- Jessica Wilson
- John Heil

More detail on how to submit a proposal:

philevents.org/event/show/1...

#philsci
Diachronic Emergence
This conference will bring together researchers in metaphysics and philosophy of science to discuss the foundations, viability, and prospects of a distinctively diachronic account of emergence—n...
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September 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Emergence seminar at UNamur:

Anna Marmodoro (Durham University)
"Essences as Emergent Entities"
September 26, 2025, 11am (Brussels time)

To attend on-line, please send an email to maxime.hilbert@unamur.be

Our October speaker will be John Heil (Washington University St Louis). Date TBC.

#philsci
September 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Reposted by Olivier Sartenaer
Merci @ferrydanini.bsky.social pour l'annonce !
Cette page sera en effet tenue à jour par @cangleraux.bsky.social pour participer à donner de la visibilité à la Société de Philosophie des Sciences sur ce réseau ✨
La Société de Philosophie des Sciences est maintenant sur Bluesky 🥳 @spsphiloscience.bsky.social c'est Caroline Angleraux qui est postdoc à l'Inserm qui va le mettre à jour !
April 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Intéressé(e) à l'idée d'enseigner et de réaliser une thèse de doctorat en philosophie des sciences dans notre équipe du SPS à l'UNamur ?

Voici une offre en or pour (jusqu'à) 6 années de mandat d'assistant(e) : jobs.unamur.be/emploi.2025-...
Un(e) assistant(e) à temps plein au département de sciences, philosophies et sociétés — UNamur
Faculté des sciences - Département : Département de sciences, philosophies et sociétés (SPS) - Grade : assistant - Contrat : durée déterminée renouvelable (deux ans renouvelables deux fois) -
jobs.unamur.be
March 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Amazing joint UPitt/UNamur workshop on emergence this Monday at @center4philsci.bsky.social. Many thanks again to @edouardmachery.bsky.social for having us at the Center!

We've had a wonderful time in Pitt. We now have many new material to think about for moving forward with our research in Namur.
March 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Reposted by Olivier Sartenaer
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reposted by Olivier Sartenaer
Connaître consiste t'il à éliminer toutes les possibilités de se tromper à l’exception de celles qu’il est légitime d’ignorer dans un contexte donné ?

Une conférence de @osartenaer.bsky.social professeur de philosophie des sciences.
youtu.be/Yt8WjvthM_0
Le scientifiquement prouvé et l'appel au complot, les deux faces d'une erreur épistémique
YouTube video by REC TOULOUSE
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December 17, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Join us live for our emergence seminar at 11am (Belgian time):
- Feb. 14: J. Tricard - Changing Laws
- Mar. 14: A. Guay - Change in Physics
- April 18: G. Militello - Emergence in Major Evol.Transitions
- May 16: E. Onnis - Emergent Novelty
- June 13: A. Marmodoro - Emergence of Emergence
#philsci
January 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I’m thrilled to co-chair, with Marie I. Kaiser, the PC of the 10th biennial meeting of the European Philosophy of Science Association, to be held in Groningen on August 27-30, 2025.

The conference CFP is out: philsci.eu/EPSA25/CfP

Deadline for submissions is January 31.

Hope to see you there!
November 25, 2024 at 9:10 AM
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Philosophers of science, our (soon to be) center in philosophy of science in Namur just opened a call for applications for PhD students and postdocs to apply to Belgian FNRS fellowships (3 years postdocs; 4 years PhD positions) all info👇
julietteferrydanini.com/2024/09/25/a...
Appels à candidature futur centre de philosophie des sciences (Namur)
*** French below *** The (future) center for philosophy of science at the University of Namur (Belgium) is launching a call for applications for PhD and postdoctoral positions in philosophy of science...
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September 25, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Job offer: (4-year) PhD and (3-year) postdoc fellowships in philosophy of science at the (future) center for epistemology and philosophy of science at UNamur (Belgium), under the FNRS funding scheme.

Details here:

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September 20, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Conference: Reductionism in Transitions. October 10-11, 2024. Namur (Belgium).

Jeremy Butterfield, Vincent Ardourel, Eleanor Knox, Patricia Palacios, Kohei Morita, Andreas Hüttemann, Samir Okasha, Johannes Martens, Fridolin Gross, Tarja Knuuttila, Alexandre Guay, and Margarida Hermida.

#philsci
July 8, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Call for papers - Conference: Reductionism in Transitions.
philevents.org/event/show/1...

October 10-11, 2024. Namur (Belgium).

Invited speakers: Jeremy Butterfield, Fridolin Gross, Margarida Hermida, Andreas Hüttemann, Eleanor Knox, Tarja Knuuttila, Samir Okasha, Patricia Palacios.

#philsci
Reductionism in Transitions
We invite submissions of papers broadly related to the topic of reductionism (and/or emergence) concerning transitions in physics/chemistry (e.g. phase transitions) and biology (e.g. evolutionary tran...
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March 5, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Le 22 février, en binôme avec le journaliste RTBF Arnaud Ruyssen, j'interviendrai lors du cycle des Grandes Conférences Namuroises pour discuter de la place de la parole experte dans l'espace public. Inscriptions ici :

www.billetweb.fr/gcn-la-place...

#philsci #philosophie #science #expertise
Tickets : GCN | La place de l'expert dans les débats publics
Tickets : GCN | La place de l'expert dans les débats publics - Billetweb
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February 9, 2024 at 7:25 AM
Job offer: two postdoc positions (up to 2 years) in philosophy of science at UNamur (Belgium). Topic: emergence and reductionism in transitions. More information at (contact me for an English version):

jobs.unamur.be/emploi.2023-...
jobs.unamur.be/emploi.2023-...

#philsci #philsky
Chercheur·se postdoctorant·e à temps plein (1 an renouvelable) en philosophie des sciences et/ou ...
Grade : chercheur - Contrat : durée déterminée 1 an renouvelable -
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February 5, 2024 at 11:21 AM