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Thomas Reydon
@thomasreydon.bsky.social
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Philosophy of science & technology | Conceptual theoretical biology | Professor at Leibniz Univ. Hannover | Associated Faculty at Michigan State U. | Editor in Chief of JGPS @jgps.bsky.social | Hagenaar 🇳🇱 living in East Lansing 🇺🇸 | www.reydon.info
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modeltransfer.bsky.social
Confirmed Speakers: @matcharbonneau.bsky.social, @hanneand.bsky.social, @cherfeld.bsky.social, @thomasreydon.bsky.social, Armin Schulz

Topics for discussion in the workshop include (but are not limited to):
- Model transfer as a form of scientific progress 👇
October 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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modeltransfer.bsky.social
Our team member Edoardo Peruzzi organizes a workshop together with @karimbaraghith.bsky.social:

"Scientific Progress via Model Transfer? The Case of Cultural Evolution"

📍 Leibniz Universität Hannover
📅 April 9–10, 2026

Below you’ll find more information about the workshop and the CfP 👇
October 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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theramseylab.bsky.social
New Cambridge Element in the Philosophy of Biology series—fully #openaccess! @thomasreydon.bsky.social explores how evolutionary theory crosses over from biology into other fields, showing how these crossovers embody a broader style of reasoning: 'evolutionary thinking' bit.ly/48z3h36 #HPbio #evosky
Book cover of “The Scope of Evolutionary Thinking” by Thomas A. C. Reydon, in the Cambridge Elements: The Philosophy of Biology series. Against a black background, the title is surrounded by Ernst Haeckel’s illustrations of marine organisms—radial, symmetrical forms in vivid blues, oranges, reds, and greens.
October 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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jpj.bsky.social
If anyone is wondering, yes, this is how our news accurately reports how Michiganders talk about our roads.
Whitmer: We have a deal Michigan has a budget deal, sparing the possibility of a government shutdown next week and setting aside more than $1.5 billion to help finally fix the damn roads, state officials announced Thursday night.
September 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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agelfert.bsky.social
Special Issue of the Journal for General Philosophy of Science: GWP.2022 - Proceedings of the Triennial Conference of the German Society for Philosophy of Science, TU Berlin, August 2022 -- ed. by @agelfert.bsky.social, Birgit Beck, and @beakr.bsky.social #philsky #philsci
Journal for General Philosophy of Science
JGPS has been a forum for original research and discussion in the philosophy of science since the publication of its first volume in 1970. The journal’s scope ...
link.springer.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
thomasreydon.bsky.social
Published online today and available soon at your favorite purveyor of fine reading materials. And it's open access.
The Scope of Evolutionary Thinking
Cambridge Core - Philosophy: General Interest - The Scope of Evolutionary Thinking
www.cambridge.org
September 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
thomasreydon.bsky.social
New paper out on 3D and 4D metaphysics of species - a response to María Cerezo & Vanessa Triviño's criticisms of my view. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Synchronic species aren’t diachronic species: why 3D/4D metaphysical equivalence fails for the case of biological species - Synthese
The debate on the temporal persistence of entities is characterized by the opposition of two principal positions, three-dimensionalism (endurantism) and four-dimensionalism (perdurantism). Some author...
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August 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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alejandrofabregastejeda.com
With great joy—and a touch of nervousness—I’m thrilled to share that my first academic monograph will be published by @mitpress.bsky.social in May 2026! It examines the organism–environment relationship in biology from an integrated #HPS perspective: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205282... #evosky #philsky
The Organism-Environment Pairing
In this first systematic book-length examination of the organism-environment relationship in the life sciences, Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda addresses a crucia...
mitpress.mit.edu
August 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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ishpssb2025.bsky.social
#ISHPSSB2025 came to an end on Friday, 25 July, and we understand how special the ishkabibbler community is when one hour after the end of the sessions participants still continued conversations.
#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts
July 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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drlynnchiu.bsky.social
Many thanks to @affifi.bsky.social, @kampourakisk.bsky.social, @thomasreydon.bsky.social, Maria-Elice Prestes, Susan Hanisch, William McComas, @cmooreanderson.bsky.social for the talks. Hybrid format didn't work out for the discussion, alas, but I look fwd to following your work! #ISHPSSB2025
July 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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celsoneto.bsky.social
#ISHPSSB2025 has been an absolute blast! Here we celebrate the work and mentorship of Marc Ereshefsky, a truly positive model for philosophy of biology! Thank you all for coming along! Cheers to Marc!

#philsky
#HPbio
#philsci
July 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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ishpssb2025.bsky.social
#ISHPSSB2925 program booklet is out! Check it out here ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt/wp-content/u...
#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts
Cover of the program booklet for ISHPSSB 2025.
July 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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linneansociety.bsky.social
Today marks a special anniversary for us. On July 1, 1858, the theory of evolution by natural selection was first presented at a Linnean Society meeting. Papers written by Charles Darwin & Alfred Russel Wallace were read, shaping a groundbreaking idea still powering science today: buff.ly/uBdX7N1
“On the tendency of Species to form Varieties” paper by Wallace and Darwin originally published in the Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. Read on 1st July 1858 at the Society. Portrait of Darwin (1809-1882) commissioned by the Society in 1883 which can be found in the Society’s Meeting Room. Portrait of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913).
July 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
thomasreydon.bsky.social
Just out: JGPS 56 issue 2 with Darwinian dilemmas, self-subsisting structures, realism for realistic people, and more.
Journal for General Philosophy of Science
JGPS has been a forum for original research and discussion in the philosophy of science since the publication of its first volume in 1970. The journal’s scope ...
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July 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Dehumidifier

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Comic. SALESMAN [pointing at dehumidifier on sale]: This dehumidifier model features built-in WiFi for remote updates. PERSON 2: Great! That will be really useful if they discover a new kind of water.
July 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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ishpssb2025.bsky.social
It's July, the month of the #ISHPSSB2025 conference 😊! If you haven't registered yet, don't forget that 10 July is the deadline for registration (for presenters or visitors)!
[and if you think this is of interest, please spread the word]
#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts
July 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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ishpssb2025.bsky.social
📣The #ISHPSSB2025 program has been released! Check it out here ➡️ ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt/program/
#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts
Lecture room as seen from the door window.
June 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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ozlemyilmazs.bsky.social
ASFS-AFHVS Program is here: blogs.oregonstate.edu/2025asfsafhv...
I’m looking forward to! Please join us, our panel is on 20 June: Epistemic and ethical function of categorizing and tool use in the agricultural sciences. With wonderful @katiekendig.bsky.social and Paul Thompson #HPS #PhilSci 🌱
Program | ASFS | AFHVS 2025 Conference
blogs.oregonstate.edu
May 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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ishpssb2025.bsky.social
And we can think of some discussions on the history, philosophy and social studies of biology extending from #ISHPSSB2025 to a coffee table, accompanied by a pastel de nata...
Registrations here ➡️ ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt/registration...
#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts
A tray of Portuguese pastéis de nata.
May 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
thomasreydon.bsky.social
Looking forward to giving a talk in Padua this coming Friday.
May 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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ishpssb2025.bsky.social
#ISHPSSB2025 starts on Sunday 20 July at the Hall of Biodiversity with welcome reception and social events. Stay tuned for information on the opening of registration for the conference in the next few days!
#philsci #hpbio #histSTM #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts
A magenta buiding within a garden with tall trees - Hall of Bioversity of the University of Porto..
April 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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jgps.bsky.social
What might be the potential ramifications of the relational framework of 'Pure Shape Dynamics' for discussions on the metaphysics of #time? This is a question that Antonio Vassallo & Pedro Naranjo explore in their recent article for JGPS! 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics
The image is a promotional announcement for a new academic article titled "Pure Shape Dynamics, Self-Subsisting Structures, and the Nature of Time" by Antonio Vassallo and Pedro Naranjo, published in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science. The design consists of a white background with black and yellow text. On the right side, there is a highlighted section in a yellow box with the abstract of the article. At the bottom, another yellow section includes the journal's cover and a citation with a DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-024-09690-9
April 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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vanessaseifert.bsky.social
My review of Alexander Bird’s book ‘Knowing Science’ just came out @jgps.bsky.social . If you want to get an idea of what’s it about before reading the actual thing, here are my impressions! #msca #creacal

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Alexander Bird: Knowing Science. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022, 304 pp., €67.88 (Hardback), ISBN: 9780199606658 - Journal for General Philosophy of Science
Journal for General Philosophy of Science -
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April 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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jgps.bsky.social
In our latest editorial, we express our sincere thanks to Guido Bacciagaluppi for his editorial work since 2021 & bid him a fond farewell as he concludes his tenure. We also warmly welcome @simonfriederich.bsky.social as our new Co-Editor-in-Chief! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky
Screenshot of the latest editorial page from the Journal for General Philosophy of Science. The title reads "Editorial" with authors Helmut Pulte and Thomas Reydon listed below. The article was accepted on 14 February 2025. A DOI link (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-025-09727-7) is displayed at the top.
April 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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simonlohse.bsky.social
📣 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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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